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Alternate uses: see Peru (disambiguation)

Peru is a country of western South America, bordering the south Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador.

The current president is Alejandro Toledo, leader of Peru Possible. This governing party is with 45 seats the largest in the 120 seat parliament.

The second and third largest parties are in opposition; respectively Partido Aprista Peruano (short: Apra, 28 seats) and Lourdes Flores Nano led Unidad Nacional (17 seats).

República del Perú

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National motto: Libertad y Orden (Spanish; "none")
Official language	Spanish
Capital	Lima
President	Alejandro Toledo Manrique
Area  - Total  - % water	Ranked 19th 1,285,220 km² 8.8%
Population  - Total (2002)  - Density	Ranked 39th 27,949,639 22/km²
Independence  - Date	From Spain July 28, 1822
Currency	Sol
Time zone	UTC -5
National anthem	Somos libres, seámoslo siempre
Internet TLD	.PE
Calling Code	51

• History of Peru
• Geography of Peru
• Demographics of Peru
• Politics of Peru
• Economy of Peru
• Communications in Peru
• Transportation in Peru
• Military of Peru
• Foreign relations of Peru