PE
Peru
Republic of Peru
Peru sits in South America and uses PEN - Peruvian sol (S/ ). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Lima
Population
34.4M
Area
1.3M km2
Population
34.4M
34,352,720 people
Area
1.3M km2
1,285,216 square kilometers
Density
27/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Lima
-12.05, -77.05
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Peru, officially listed here as Republic of Peru, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Peru, PE, PER, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Peru is grouped under Americas, more specifically South America, with South America shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 34,352,720 people and a land area of 1,285,216 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 27 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -10, -76, while the capital coordinate reference is -12.05, -77.05. Peru shares listed land borders with BOL, BRA, CHL, COL, ECU, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Lima (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Lima, Trujillo, Arequipa, Callao and Chiclayo. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Peru, capital of Peru, and major urban areas in Peru. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary semi-presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Peru uses calling code +51, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC-05:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Mar 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists PEN - Peruvian sol (S/ ), while language records include Aymara, Quechua and Spanish. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as PE. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 40.1 for 2024.
How to use this profile
This Peru profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
PE / PER
Top-level domains
.pe
Continents
South America
Border countries
BOL, BRA, CHL, COL, ECU
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
PE
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Peru is represented by the PE country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Lima
Lima
10,320,000
primary
#2
Trujillo
La Libertad
1,067,700
admin
#3
Arequipa
Arequipa
1,008,290
admin
#4
Callao
Callao
567,702
admin
#5
Chiclayo
Lambayeque
552,508
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary semi-presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Mar 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+51
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC-05:00
Languages
Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
40.1
2024