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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Alaska
Area > Land	1,280,000 sq km		[20th of 238]
Area > Total	1,285,220 sq km		[26th of 250]
Capital city with population	Lima - 5,681,941
Climate varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
Forested Land	50.9%		[34th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	10 00 S, 76 00 W
Land boundaries > Border countries Bolivia 1,075 km, Brazil 2,995 km, Chile 171 km, Colombia 1,800 km, Ecuador 1,420 km
Land use > Arable land	2.88%		[170th of 258]
Largest city Lima
Largest city population	6,667,000		[19th of 174]
Largest city with population	Lima - 5,681,941
Location Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
Map references South America
Natural resources copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas
Population density	20.8 people per sqkm		[181st of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	21.85 people/m²		[162nd of 204]
Precipitation	6 mm		[95th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	1,285,220 km²		[19th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Nevado Huascaran

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