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Largest Cities |
| City |
Population |
Estimated |
| Lima |
7,603,500 |
2002 |
| Arequipa |
733,900 |
2002 |
| Trujillo |
600,900 |
2002 |
Key Data |
| Region: |
South America |
| Population: |
26,657,300 October 2002 |
| Area Total: |
1,285,220 km2 |
| Area Land: |
1,280,000 km2 |
| Coast Line: |
2,414 km km |
| Capital: |
Lima |
| Climate: |
Varies from tropical in east to dry
desert in west |
| Languages: |
Spanish (official)
Quechua (official)
Aymara |
| Currency: |
1 nuevos sol (S/.$) = 100 centimos |
| Holiday: |
Independence Day, 28 July (1821) |
Average Daily Temperature |
| Capital: |
Lima |
| January: |
21.4°C / 70.5°F |
| July: |
15.3°C / 59.5°F |
| Annual Rainfall: |
25.1mm / 1.0'' |
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Ethnic Divisions |
| Indigenous |
45% |
| Mestizo |
37% |
| European |
15% |
| Black, Japanese,
Chinese and other |
3% |
Religions |
| Roman Catholic |
100% |
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