Peru: Reference Information -  General data
Official name:	República del Perú
Capital:	Lima (7.7 m)
Other cities:	Arequipa (0.8 m) Trujillo (0.7 m)
Area (km2):	1,285,220
Population (million):	25.7
Population density (per km2):	25.7
Population growth rate (%):	1.7
Life expectancy (years):	69.8
Illiteracy rate (%, 1998):	8.0
Language:	Spanish, Quechua and Aymara
Measures:	Metric system
Time:	5 hours behind GMT
International Growth Competitiveness Index: TI Corruption Perceptions Index (2000): UN Human Development Index:	54 of 80 48 of 102 82 of 175

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