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Peru

Official Name:	The Republic of Peru
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republica del Peru
ISO Country Codes:	PE : PER
Internet Domain:	.pe
Government Web Site:	https://www.gob.pe/

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Capital:	Lima	Main Airports:	Jorge Chávez International Airport
Language(s):	Spanish;Quechua;Aymara	Population:	32,275,736
Currency:	Peruvian Nuevo Sol	ISO Currency Code:	PEN
Telephone Dial In:	+51	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Central American Integration System; Community of Democracies; Comunidad Andina; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organizacion de Estados Iberoamericanos; Organization of American States; Pacific Alliance; Secretar a General Iberoamericana; Sistema Economico Latinoamericano; UN; UNESCO; Union Latina; Union of South American Nations;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

Newspaper

Ojo;

Radio

Radio Programas de Peru (RPP);

Radios.com.pe;

Peru

Government Website:	https://www.gob.pe/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/peru
Central Bank:	Banco Central de Reserva del Perú

GDP:	$421.937 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$12,500 (2021 est.)
Currency & USD Exchange Rate:	Peruvian Nuevo Sol
Currency Code:	PEN
World Bank Classification:	Upper-Middle-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	7.3%	artichokes, asparagus, avocados, blueberries, coffee, cocoa, cotton, sugarcane, rice, potatoes, corn, plantains, grapes, oranges, pineapples, guavas, bananas, apples, lemons, pears, coca, tomatoes, mangoes, barley, medicinal plants, quinoa, palm oil, mari
Industry:	34.2%	mining and refining of minerals; steel, metal fabrication; petroleum extraction and refining, natural gas and natural gas liquefaction; fishing and fish processing, cement, glass, textiles, clothing, food processing, beer, soft drinks, rubber, machinery,
Services:	58.5%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation; Asociacion Latinoamericana de Integracion; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; The Cairns Group; Un Economic Commission for Latin America the Caribbean UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; Inter American Development Bank; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bolsa de Valores de Lima ;

National Statistics Office:

Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Peru

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Spanish
Customs & Excise:	La Superintendencia Nacional de Aduanas y de Administración Tributaria
Development Bank(s):	Development Bank of Latin America; COFIDE (Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo);
National Standards Bureau:	Instituto Nacional de Calidad

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 65/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 101/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 54/136 (2016)
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