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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Alaska
Area > Comparative to US places slightly smaller than Alaska
Area > Land	1,280,000 sq km		[20th of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	43.864 sq km per 1,000 people		[49th of 227]
Area > Total	1,285,220 sq km		[26th of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	44.043 sq km per 1,000 people		[51st of 231]
Area > Water	5,220 sq km		[62nd of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	178.884 sq km per million people		[81st of 225]
Capital city with population	Lima - 5,681,941
Climate varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
Coastline	2,414 km		[59th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Nevado Huascaran 6,768 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Pacific Ocean 0 m
Forested Land	50.9%		[34th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	10 00 S, 76 00 W
Geography > Note shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake, with Bolivia; a remote slope of Nevado Mismi, a 5,316 m peak, is the ultimate source of the Amazon River
highest towns > Town/City	La Riconada
Irrigated land	12,000 sq km		[40th of 196]
Irrigated land (per capita)	441.799 sq km per million people		[51st of 167]
Land area > sq. km	1,280,000 km²		[19th of 206]
Land area > sq. km (per capita)	45.766 km² per 1,000 people		[43rd of 206]
land border lengths > P-S > Number of neighbours	5		[7th of 26]
land border lengths > P-S > Total Borders	5,536 km		[4th of 27]
Land boundaries > Border countries Bolivia 1,075 km, Brazil 2,995 km, Chile 171 km, Colombia 1,800 km, Ecuador 1,420 km
Land boundaries > Total	7,461 km		[13th of 166]
Land boundaries > Total (per capita)	255.681 km per million people		[65th of 164]
Land use > Arable land	2.88%		[170th of 258]
Land use > Other	96.65%		[67th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0.47%		[143rd of 258]
Largest city Lima
Largest city population	6,667,000		[19th of 174]
Largest city population (per capita)	0.239 per capita		[41st 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
Maritime claims > Continental shelf	200 nm
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	200 nautical mile		[3rd of 191]
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
northernmost point > Latitude	00°01'S
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]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land	204.08 people/km² of arable lan		[114th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km	1,285,220 km²		[19th of 206]
Surface area > sq. km (per capita)	45.953 km² per 1,000 people		[44th of 207]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Nevado Huascaran
Terrain western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva)

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