le Pérou

Exact population: 29,549,517 (July 2011 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 87.7%; male: 93.5%; female: 82.1%
Ethnicities: Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%
Land boundaries: Total: 5,536 km; border countries: Bolivia 900 km, Brazil 1,560 km, Chile 160 km, Colombia 1,496 km (est.), Ecuador 1,420 km
Terrain: Western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva)
Extremes: Lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m; highest point: Nevado Huascaran 6,768 m
Imports: US 30.3%, Spain 11.5%, Chile 7.2%, Brazil 5.4%, Colombia 5.2% (2004)
Exports: US 29.5%, China 9.9%, UK 9%, Chile 5.1%, Japan 4.4% (2004)
Industries: Mining and refining of minerals and metals, petroleum extraction and refining, natural gas, fishing and fish processing, textiles, clothing, food processing, steel, metal fabrication

Source: CIA World Factbook