Peru Profile
- Country: Peru
- Area:1,285,216 km²
- Capital: Lima
- Population: 22,048,356 inhabitants
- Language: Aymara, Quechua, and Spanish
- Religion: Catholics 89.2%, Protestants 6.6%
- Form of Government: Republic
- Major Cities: Loreto, Sullta, Chincha Alta
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Useful Information about Peru
- Currency: Nuevo sol
- International dialing code: 0051
- International license plate: PE
- Driving side: right
- Entry documents: Passport
- Required vaccination: Yellow fever vaccination recommended in some areas of the country
- Electric current: 220v
- Unit of measurement: metric system
- Time zones: -5
- Fixed date holidays: June 24th, Inti Raymi, an important Inca festival; July 28th, Independence Day; November 5th, Puno Festival; Labor Day May 1st; Commemoration of the Battle of Angamos October 8th
- Climate: Coastal climate is arid and cool, the inland plains have equatorial climate. Temperatures increase moving northward.
- Average temperatures: 19.1°C (22.5°C in winter, 16°C in summer)
- Transportation: Transport networks are insufficient compared to the country’s needs. The country is not connected with Italy but there are flights departing from various European locations.
- Airports: Lima/Jorge Chavez, Cusco, Arequipa
