Country:            Peru
Capital:             Lima 
Area:                1,280,000 KmSq.
Population:                27.6 mil.
Population Growth:    1.39%   

Birth Rate:              21.27/1,000

Death Rate:              6.29/1,000

Sex:                            

At Birth:         1.05 male/female under 15 yrs:       1.04 male/female   15-64:           1.01 male/female   65- over :      0.89 male/female

Infant Mortality:    32.95 /1,000  death/live births Male:                         35.57/1,000 Female:                     30.21/1000

Below Poverty Line:       54% (2003)
Life expectancy:          69.22 yrs male:                             67.48     female                           71.03

HIV/AIDS adult prev.:    0.05% (2003)                 

Languages:       Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, large number of minor Amazonian languages 

Ethnicities:    Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%
Religion:         Catholic 95%

GDP:                          4% (2003)
Economic Sector:
Agricultural:                  8%
Industry:                       27%
Services:                       65% (2003)

Land use:                            

Arable land:             2.89 % Permanent crops:     0.40 % Other:                   96.71 % (2001)