| PERUVIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Alaska |
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Capital city with population
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Lima - 5,681,941 |
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Forested Land
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50.9% |
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[34th of 193]
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Largest city
Lima |
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Largest city population
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6,667,000 |
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[19th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Lima - 5,681,941 |
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Location
Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador |
Map references
South America |
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Maritime claims > Continental shelf
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200 nm |
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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200 nm
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[2nd of 190]
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Natural hazards
earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity |
Natural resources
copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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00°01'S |
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Population density
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20.8 people per sqkm |
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[181st of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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21.85 people/m²
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[162nd of 204]
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Precipitation
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6 mm |
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[95th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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204.08 people/km² of arable lan |
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[114th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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1,285,220 km²
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[19th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Nevado Huascaran |
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Terrain
western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva) |
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