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| Name: | Peru (Republic of Peru) |
| Local name (Spanish): | Perú (República del Perú) |
| Bordering countries: | Chile, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 1 285.2 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 28 410 ths. |
| Capital: | Lima |
| Official language: | Spanish |