Peru — Country Profile
An overview of Peru covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Peru
The capital of Peru is Lima. It has a population of approximately 34.2M. The country covers an area of 1,285,216 km². It is located in South America.
Features the Andes, the Amazon basin, and Machu Picchu all in one country.
Geography
Peru is a country in South America, part of the Americas region. It covers an area of approximately 1,285,216 km². It shares land borders with Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, and Colombia, totalling 5 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
Peru has a population of approximately 34,217,848 people. Population density is around 26.6 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Aymara, Quechua, and Spanish, totalling 3 languages. People from this country are referred to as Peruvian.
Economy Overview
As of 2025, Peru reports a nominal GDP of about $334.9 billion. The official currency is the Peruvian sol (PEN, symbol S/.). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 3.39 PEN.
Culture & Time
Peru operates on a single time zone (America/Lima). Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.pe.
Government & Status
The capital of Peru is Lima. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +51. Its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is PE.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.