General Facts of Peru
- Official Name: Republic of Peru
- Capital: Lima
- Size: 1,280,000 sq. km (494,208 sq. miles)
- Population: 27,125,000
- National holiday: Independence Day, July 28th
- Languages: Spanish & Quechua
- Religion: 90% Roman Catholic
- Currency: Nuevo Sol (US $ 1.00 = S./ 3.36)
- Illiteracy rate: 15.2% (1985)
