Location: Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
Population: 28,674,757 (July 2007 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3% (2003 est.)
Languages: Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages
National holiday: Independence Day, 28 July (1821)
Currency (code): nuevo sol (PEN)
Exchange rates: nuevo sol per US dollar - 3.1731 (2007), 3.2742 (2006), 3.2958 (2005), 3.4132 (2004), 3.4785 (2003)
