Peru#
Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by Spanish conquistadors in 1533.
Government type: presidential republic. Chief of state: President José Enrique JERÍ Oré (since 10 October 2025).
Facts#
Capital |
Lima |
Region |
Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador |
Area |
total : 1,285,216 sq km; land: 1,279,996 sq km; water: 5,220 sq km |
Population |
32,768,614 (2025 est.) |
Languages |
Spanish (official) 82.9%, Quechua (official) 13.6%, Aymara (official) 1.6%, Ashaninka 0.3%, other native languages (includes many minor Amazonian languages) 0.8%, other 0.2%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.7% (2017 est.) |
Currency |
nuevo sol (PEN) |
Time zone |
to be filled |
ccTLD |
.pe |
Refugees#
Camps hosting refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced persons (IDPs) inside the country. Operators use this to track population movement, NGO and UN footprint, humanitarian access corridors, and the political pressure conflict generates on the host. Cross-reference UNHCR Operational Data Portal, IOM DTM, and ReliefWeb before relying on the entry.
Camp |
Population |
Origin |
Location |
Notes |
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