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Name: Republic of Peru
Country coordinates:
latitude -10
longitude -76
Flag: 
		Republic of Peru
Name lang:
ara بيرو
ces Peru
cym Peru
deu Peru
est Peruu
fin Peru
fra Pérou
hrv Peru
hun Peru
ita Perù
jpn ペルー
kor 페루
nld Peru
per پرو
pol Peru
por Perú
rus Перу
slk Peru
spa Perú
swe Peru
urd پیرو
zho 秘鲁
Demonyms:
eng f Peruvian
eng m Peruvian
fra f Péruvienne
fra m Péruvien
Code:
languages:
Religion:
Other religions
Capital: Lima
Coordinates of the capital:
latitude -12.05
longitude -77.05
Region: Americas
Subregion: South America
Area: 1285216
Population size: (2025-06-19 21:40)
All 35106581
day 790
hors 33
Number of postal codes: 96943
Postal code format: #####
Postal code regex: ^(d{5})$
Auto code: PE
Borders:
BOL Bolivia
BRA Brazil
CHL Chile
COL Colombia
ECU Ecuador
CallingCode: +51
Currency:
PEN Sol
Time zones:
UTC-05:00 America/Lima
Domain:
.pe
Website rating:
18 Rpp.pe
International organizations:
TIAR Inter-American Treaty of Mutual Assistance
NAM Non-Aligned Movement
UNASUR Union of South American Nations
G77 Group 77
LU Latin Union
UN United Nations
WTO world Trade organisation
OIS Organization of American States
ALADI Latin American Integration Association
CELAC Community of Latin American and Caribbean Countries
CAN Andean community
MERCOSUR Mercosur
GdR Rio Group
APEC Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
PER
A country, state, region...A country, state, region... (2098)
Second-order administrative division (ADM2) (A subdivision of a first-order administrative division)196
First-order administrative division (ADM1) (A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States)26
Third-order administrative division (ADM3) (A subdivision of a second-order administrative division)1873
Independent political entity (PCLI) 1
Historical third-order administrative division (ADM3H) (A former third-order administrative division)2
Stream, lake...Stream, lake... (25203)
Anabranch (STMA) (A diverging branch flowing out of a main stream and rejoining it downstream)5
Intermittent stream (STMI) 7467
Stream (STM) (A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land)12592
Waterfall(s) (FLLS) (A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream)3
Canalized stream (STMC) (A stream that has been substantially ditched, diked, or straightened)83
Well (WLL) (A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface)29
Pool(s) (POOL) (A small and comparatively still, deep part of a larger body of water such as a stream or harbor; or a small body of standing water)64
Lake (LK) (A large inland body of standing water)3480
Section of stream (STMX) 25
Estuary (ESTY) (A funnel-shaped stream mouth or embayment where fresh water mixes with sea water under tidal influences)6
Stream mouth(s) (STMM) (A place where a stream discharges into a lagoon, lake, or the sea)11
Marsh(es) (MRSH) (A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation)40
Bay (BAY) (A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf)63
Canal (CNL) (An artificial watercourse)44
Seaplane landing area (AIRS) (A place on a waterbody where floatplanes land and take off)1
Rapids (RPDS) (A turbulent section of a stream associated with a steep, irregular stream bed)4
Inlet (INLT) (A narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water)8
Lakes (LKS) (Large inland bodies of standing water)316
Reservoir(s) (RSV) (An artificial pond or lake)6
Channel (CHN) (The deepest part of a stream, bay, lagoon, or strait, through which the main current flows)4
Cove(s) (COVE) (A small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay)63
Watercourse (WTRC) (A natural, well-defined channel produced by flowing water, or an artificial channel designed to carry flowing water)8
Intermittent lake (LKI) 165
Tidal creek(s) (CRKT) (A meandering channel in a coastal wetland subject to bi-directional tidal currents)2
Waterhole(s) (WTRH) (A natural hole, hollow, or small depression that contains water, used by man and animals, especially in arid areas)1
Abandoned watercourse (STMQ) (A former stream or distributary no longer carrying flowing water, but still evident due to lakes, wetland, topographic or vegetation patterns)2
Marine channel (CHNM) (That part of a body of water deep enough for navigation through an area otherwise not suitable)7
Pond (PND) (A small standing waterbody)363
Oxbow lake (LKO) (A crescent-shaped lake commonly found adjacent to meandering streams)199
Intermittent pond (PNDI) 40
Reef(s) (RF) (A surface-navigation hazard composed of consolidated material)2
Shoal(s) (SHOL) (A surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material)4
Anchorage (ANCH) (An area where vessels may anchor)2
Roadstead (RDST) (An open anchorage affording less protection than a harbor)4
Harbor(s) (HBR) (A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships)6
Lagoon (LGN) (A shallow coastal waterbody, completely or partly separated from a larger body of water by a barrier island, coral reef or other depositional feature)14
Spring(s) (SPNG) (A place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground)23
Irrigation system (SYSI) (A network of ditches and one or more of the following elements: water supply, reservoir, canal, pump, well, drain, etc.)13
Ditch (DTCH) (A small artificial watercourse dug for draining or irrigating the land)3
Lost river (STMSB) (A surface stream that disappears into an underground channel, or dries up in an arid area)3
Ravine(s) (RVN) (A small, narrow, deep, steep-sided stream channel, smaller than a gorge)3
Strait (STRT) (A relatively narrow waterway, usually narrower and less extensive than a sound, connecting two larger bodies of water)1
Section of lake (LKX) 1
Fishing area (FISH) (A fishing ground, bank or area where fishermen go to catch fish)1
Lake channel(s) (CHNL) (That part of a lake having water deep enough for navigation between islands, shoals, etc.)1
Bog(s) (BOG) (A wetland characterized by peat forming sphagnum moss, sedge, and other acid-water plants)11
Drainage ditch (DTCHD) (A ditch which serves to drain the land)1
Dock(s) (DCK) (A waterway between two piers, or cut into the land for the berthing of ships)1
Bank(s) (BNK) (An elevation, typically located on a shelf, over which the depth of water is relatively shallow but sufficient for most surface navigation)1
Swamp (SWMP) (A wetland dominated by tree vegetation)1
Canal tunnel (TNLC) (A tunnel through which a canal passes)2
Water tank (RSVT) (A contained pool or tank of water at, below, or above ground level)1
Wetland (WTLD) (An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation)2
Hot spring(s) (SPNT) (A place where hot ground water flows naturally out of the ground)1
Parks, area ...Parks, area ... (4736)
Area (AREA) (A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries)709
Locality (LCTY) (A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries)3921
Port (PRT) (A place provided with terminal and transfer facilities for loading and discharging waterborne cargo or passengers, usually located in a harbor)23
Mining area (MNA) (An area of mine sites where minerals and ores are extracted)1
Salt area (SALT) (A shallow basin or flat where salt accumulates after periodic inundation)3
Oilfield (OILF) (An area containing a subterranean store of petroleum of economic value)1
Grazing area (GRAZ) (An area of grasses and shrubs used for grazing)1
Park (PRK) (An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation)23
Housing development (DEVH) (A tract of land on which many houses of similar design are built according to a development plan)6
Agricultural colony (AGRC) (A tract of land set aside for agricultural settlement)11
Region (RGN) (An area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics)2
Naval base (NVB) (An area used to store supplies, provide barracks for troops and naval personnel, a port for naval vessels, and from which operations are initiated)2
Industrial area (INDS) (An area characterized by industrial activity)3
Reserve (RES) (A tract of public land reserved for future use or restricted as to use)12
Business center (CTRB) (A place where a number of businesses are located)2
Reservation (RESV) (A tract of land set aside for aboriginal, tribal, or native populations)3
Nature reserve (RESN) (An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat)8
Wildlife reserve (RESW) (A tract of public land reserved for the preservation of wildlife)1
Tribal area (TRB) (A tract of land used by nomadic or other tribes)1
Field(s) (FLD) (An open as opposed to wooded area)2
Irrigated field(s) (FLDI) (A tract of level or terraced land which is irrigated)1
City, village...City, village... (41872)
Populated place (PPL) (A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work)39253
Seat of a third-order administrative division (PPLA3) 1475
Abandoned populated place (PPLQ) 25
Section of populated place (PPLX) 404
Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA) (Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA))25
Populated locality (PPLL) (An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings)663
Destroyed populated place (PPLW) (A village, town or city destroyed by a natural disaster, or by war)10
Historical populated place (PPLH) (A populated place that no longer exists)3
Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2) 6
Capital of a political entity (PPLC) 1
Seat of a fourth-order administrative division (PPLA4) 2
Populated places (PPLS) (Cities, towns, villages, or other agglomerations of buildings where people live and work)4
Farm village (PPLF) (A populated place where the population is largely engaged in agricultural activities)1
Road, railroad.Road, railroad (8)
Tunnel (TNL) (A subterranean passageway for transportation)1
Street (ST) (A paved urban thoroughfare)2
Road (RD) (An open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles)1
Railroad (RR) (A permanent twin steel-rail track on which freight and passenger cars move long distances)2
Railroad junction (RJCT) (A place where two or more railroad tracks join)1
Railroad yard (RYD) (A system of tracks used for the making up of trains, and switching and storing freight cars)1
Spot, building, farmSpot, building, farm (3266)
Archaeological/prehistoric site (ANS) (A place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located)212
Mine(s) (MN) (A site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages)365
Fort (FT) (A defensive structure or earthworks)8
Ruin(s) (RUIN) (A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional)79
Oil pumping station (PMPO) (A facility for pumping oil through a pipeline)11
Airfield (AIRF) (A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo)85
Farm (FRM) (A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture)300
Oil camp (CMPO) (A camp used by oilfield workers)1
Railroad station (RSTN) (A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight)59
Factory (MFG) (One or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated)14
Dam (DAM) (A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water)6
Estate(s) (EST) (A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities)592
Bridge (BDG) (A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across)185
Tomb(s) (TMB) (A structure for interring bodies)7
Camp(s) (CMP) (A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use)19
Airport (AIRP) (A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo)51
Abandoned airfield (AIRQ) 11
Spa (SPA) (A resort area usually developed around a medicinal spring)2
Meteorological station (STNM) (A station at which weather elements are recorded)1
Mill(s) (ML) (A building housing machines for transforming, shaping, finishing, grinding, or extracting products)2
Triangulation station (TRIG) (A point on the earth whose position has been determined by triangulation)306
Power station (PS) (A facility for generating electric power)4
Hospital (HSP) (A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated)25
Abandoned mine (MNQ) 30
Shrine (SHRN) (A structure or place memorializing a person or religious concept)3
Country house (HSEC) (A large house, mansion, or chateau, on a large estate)1
Boundary marker (BP) (A fixture marking a point along a boundary)126
Dike (DIKE) (An earth or stone embankment usually constructed for flood or stream control)1
Spillway (SPLY) (A passage or outlet through which surplus water flows over, around or through a dam)1
Church (CH) (A building for public Christian worship)31
Cemetery (CMTY) (A burial place or ground)15
School (SCH) (Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place)29
Pier (PIER) (A structure built out into navigable water on piles providing berthing for ships and recreation)15
Prison (PRN) (A facility for confining prisoners)9
Resort (RSRT) (A specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities)33
Facility center (CTRF) (A place where more than one facility is situated)1
College (SCHC) (The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning)18
Oil refinery (OILR) (A facility for converting crude oil into refined petroleum products)2
Airbase (AIRB) (An area used to store supplies, provide barracks for air force personnel, hangars and runways for aircraft, and from which operations are initiated)3
Abandoned camp (CMPQ) 5
Corral(s) (CRRL) (A pen or enclosure for confining or capturing animals)8
Quarry(-ies) (MNQR) (A surface mine where building stone or gravel and sand, etc. are extracted)10
Copper mine(s) (MNCU) (A mine where copper ore is extracted)18
Mining camp (CMPMN) (A camp used by miners)11
Radio station (STNR) (A facility for producing and transmitting information by radio waves)4
Customs house (CSTM) (A building in a port where customs and duties are paid, and where vessels are entered and cleared)3
Dairy (DARY) (A facility for the processing, sale and distribution of milk or milk products)2
Tank farm (OILT) (A tract of land occupied by large, cylindrical, metal tanks in which oil or liquid petrochemicals are stored)1
Ranch(es) (RNCH) (A large farm specializing in extensive grazing of livestock)15
Iron mine(s) (MNFE) (A mine where iron ore is extracted)1
Hydroelectric power station (PSH) (A building where electricity is generated from water power)5
Radio observatory (OBSR) (A facility equipped with an array of antennae for receiving radio waves from space)1
Railroad stop (RSTP) (A place lacking station facilities where trains stop to pick up and unload passengers and freight)4
Ore treatment plant (MLM) (A facility for improving the metal content of ore by concentration)1
Communication center (COMC) (A facility, including buildings, antennae, towers and electronic equipment for receiving and transmitting information)1
Golf course (RECG) (A recreation field where golf is played)1
Beacon (BCN) (A fixed artificial navigation mark)1
Monument (MNMT) (A commemorative structure or statue)4
Building(s) (BLDG) (A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.)14
Cave(s) (CAVE) (An underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff)1
Stadium (STDM) (A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators)10
Convent (CVNT) (A building where a community of nuns lives in seclusion)2
Tower (TOWR) (A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter)2
Castle (CSTL) (A large fortified building or set of buildings)1
Research institute (ITTR) (A facility where research is carried out)1
Scientific research base (STNB) (A scientific facility used as a base from which research is carried out or monitored)5
Agricultural facility (AGRF) (A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture)3
House(s) (HSE) (A building used as a human habitation)1
Police post (PP) (A building in which police are stationed)2
Hotel (HTL) (A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public)376
Square (SQR) (A broad, open, public area near the center of a town or city)5
Temple(s) (TMPL) (An edifice dedicated to religious worship)2
Mall (MALL) (A large, often enclosed shopping complex containing various stores, businesses, and restaurants usually accessible by common passageways.)5
Bus station (BUSTN) (A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading passengers )1
Local government office (GOVL) (A facility housing local governmental offices, usually a city, town, or village hall)1
Museum (MUS) (A building where objects of permanent interest in one or more of the arts and sciences are preserved and exhibited)2
Observation point (OBPT) (A wildlife or scenic observation point)3
Market (MKT) (A place where goods are bought and sold at regular intervals)2
Racetrack (RECR) (A track where races are held)1
Lighthouse (LTHSE) (A distinctive structure exhibiting a major navigation light)17
Sewage treatment plant (SWT) (Facility for the processing of sewage and/or wastewater)1
Ruined bridge (BDGQ) (A destroyed or decayed bridge which is no longer functional)1
Garden(s) (GDN) (An enclosure for displaying selected plant or animal life)1
University (UNIV) (An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.)8
Waterworks (WTRW) (A facility for supplying potable water through a water source and a system of pumps and filtration beds)1
Military installation (INSM) (A facility for use of and control by armed forces)2
Military school (SCHM) (A school at which military science forms the core of the curriculum)4
Barracks (BRKS) (A building for lodging military personnel)3
Administrative facility (ADMF) (A government building)11
Marina (MAR) (A harbor facility for small boats, yachts, etc.)1
Medical center (CTRM) (A complex of health care buildings including two or more of the following: hospital, medical school, clinic, pharmacy, doctor's offices, etc.)1
Traffic circle (RDCR) (A road junction formed around a central circle about which traffic moves in one direction only)10
Gas-oil separator plant (GOSP) (A facility for separating gas from oil)1
Facility (FCL) (A building or buildings housing a center, institute, foundation, hospital, prison, mission, courthouse, etc.)1
Mole (MOLE) (A massive structure of masonry or large stones serving as a pier or breakwater)1
Landing (LDNG) (A place where boats receive or discharge passengers and freight, but lacking most port facilities)1
Farmstead (FRMT) (The buildings and adjacent service areas of a farm)1
Farms (FRMS) (Tracts of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture)1
Mountain, hill, rock...Mountain, hill, rock... (28660)
Point (PT) (A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape)516
Mountain (MT) (An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more)19813
Gap (GAP) (A low place in a ridge, not used for transportation)9
Hill (HLL) (A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m)1382
Plain(s) (PLN) (An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area)1608
Pan (PAN) (A near-level shallow, natural depression or basin, usually containing an intermittent lake, pond, or pool)4
Island (ISL) (A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water)386
Mountains (MTS) (A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges)887
Cape (CAPE) (A land area, more prominent than a point, projecting into the sea and marking a notable change in coastal direction)6
Pass (PASS) (A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap])60
Valley (VAL) (An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream)18
Sand area (SAND) (A tract of land covered with sand)5
Islands (ISLS) (Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water)55
Upland (UPLD) (An extensive interior region of high land with low to moderate surface relief)91
Hills (HLLS) (Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m)181
Beach (BCH) (A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves)329
Dune(s) (DUNE) (A wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand)39
Ridge(s) (RDGE) (A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest)913
Canyon (CNYN) (A deep, narrow valley with steep sides cutting into a plateau or mountainous area)8
Cliff(s) (CLF) (A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area)29
Desert (DSRT) (A large area with little or no vegetation due to extreme environmental conditions)3
Peninsula (PEN) (An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water)17
Gorge(s) (GRGE) (A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley)5
Peak (PK) (A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature)118
Slope(s) (SLP) (A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle)721
Rock (RK) (A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass)31
Spur(s) (SPUR) (A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation)1369
Plateau (PLAT) (An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams)5
Ford (FORD) (A shallow part of a stream which can be crossed on foot or by land vehicle)1
Rocks (RKS) (Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses)4
Mangrove island (ISLM) (A mangrove swamp surrounded by a waterbody)2
Volcano (VLC) (A conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top)15
Cuesta(s) (CUET) (An asymmetric ridge formed on tilted strata)1
Spit (SPIT) (A narrow, straight or curved continuation of a beach into a waterbody)1
Dry stream bed (SBED) (A channel formerly containing the water of a stream)11
Saddle (SDL) (A broad, open pass crossing a ridge or between hills or mountains)2
Headland (HDLD) (A high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast)2
Divide (DVD) (A line separating adjacent drainage basins)1
Promontory(-ies) (PROM) (A bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland)1
Delta (DLTA) (A flat plain formed by alluvial deposits at the mouth of a stream)1
Terrace (TRR) (A long, narrow alluvial platform bounded by steeper slopes above and below, usually overlooking a waterbody)1
Mesa(s) (MESA) (A flat-topped, isolated elevation with steep slopes on all sides, less extensive than a plateau)3
Depression(s) (DPR) (A low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage)1
Islet (ISLET) (Small island, bigger than rock, smaller than island.)4
Beach ridge (RDGB) (A ridge of sand just inland and parallel to the beach, usually in series)1
Forest, heath...Forest, heath... (19)
Grassland (GRSLD) (An area dominated by grass vegetation)18
Forest(s) (FRST) (An area dominated by tree vegetation)1