| Peru :
Geographic coordinates
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10 00 S, 76 00 W
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| Peru :
Population growth rate
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1.193% (2010 est.)
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| Peru :
Birth rate
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19 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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| Peru :
Death rate
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6.13 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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| Peru :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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76,000 (2007 est.)
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| Peru :
Independence
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28 July 1821
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| Peru :
National holiday
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Independence Day, 28 July
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| Peru :
Constitution
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31 December 1993
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| Peru :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $253 billion (2009 est.)
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| Peru :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $8,600 (2009 est.)
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| Peru :
Electricity - consumption
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28.97 billion kWh (2008 est.)
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| Peru :
Exports
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$7 billion fish and fish products, copper, zinc, gold, crude petroleum and byproducts, lead, coffee, sugar, cotton
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| Peru :
Imports
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$7.4 billion machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum, iron and steel, chemicals, pharmaceuticals
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| Peru :
Telephones
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2.878 million (2008)
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| Peru :
Mobile cellular
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20.952 million (2008)
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| Peru :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 472, FM 198, shortwave 189
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| Peru :
Radios
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6.65 million
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| Peru :
Television broadcast stations
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13
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| Peru :
Televisions
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3.06 million
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| Peru :
Internet country code
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.pe
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| Peru :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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274,592 (2009)
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| Peru :
Internet users
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7.128 million (2008)
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| Peru :
Railways
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1,989 km
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| Peru :
Highways
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78,829 km
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| Peru :
Waterways
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8,808 km
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| Peru :
Pipelines
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extra heavy crude 533 km; gas 1,083 km; liquid petroleum gas 677 km; oil 1,018 km; refined products 15 km (2009)
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| Peru :
Ports and harbors
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Callao, Iquitos, Matarani, Paita, Pucallpa, Yurimaguas; note - Iquitos, Pucallpa, and Yurimaguas are on the upper reaches of the Amazon and its tributaries
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| Peru :
Merchant marine
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8 ships
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| Peru :
Airports
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201 (2009)
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| Peru :
Heliports
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1 (2009)
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| Peru :
Military branches
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Army of Peru (Ejercito Peruano), Navy of Peru (Marina de Guerra del Peru, MGP (includes naval air, naval infantry, and Coast Guard)), Air Force of Peru (Fuerza Aerea del Peru, FAP) (2009)
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| Peru :
Military expenditures
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1.5% of GDP (2006)
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