FACTS & FIGURES

POPULATION 27,483,864 (July 2001 est.)

AREA 496,200 square miles. Slightly smaller than Alaska

CURRENCY Peru Nuevos Soles (PEN)

EXCHANGE 1 US$ = 3.34 PEN

CAPITAL Lima

GDP $123 billion (2000 est.) purchasing power parity

RESOURCES Natural resources include: copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, and phosphate

INDUSTRIES The country’s industries include: the mining of metals, petroleum, fishing, textiles, clothing, food processing, cement, auto assembly, steel, shipbuilding, metal fabrication