Peru

Republic of Peru

1,285,216 sq km (496,225 sq mi)

26,624,582 (July 1999 est.)

Lima (pop 7,000,000 in 1996)

45% Native American, 37% mestizo, 15% European, 3% black, Asian, and other

Spanish (official), Quechua (official), and Aymara

90% Roman Catholic

Alejandro Toledo Manrique