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Geography |
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| Area: total | 1,098,580 sq km | 48,730 sq km | 21,040 sq km | 108,890 sq km | 27,750 sq km | 112,090 sq km | 1,972,550 sq km | 129,494 sq km | 1,285,220 sq km |
| land | 1,084,390 sq km | 48,380 sq km | 20,720 sq km | 108,430 sq km | 27,560 sq km | 111,890 sq km | 1,923,040 sq km | 120,254 sq km | 1,280,000 sq km |
| water | 14,190 sq km | 350 sq km | 320 sq km | 460 sq km | 190 sq km | 200 sq km | 49,510 sq km | 9,240 sq km | 5,220 sq km |
| Land use: arable land | 2.78% | 22.49% | 31.37% | 13.22% | 28.11% | 9.53% | 12.66% | 14.81% | 2.88% |
| permanent crops | 0.19% | 10.26% | 11.88% | 5.6% | 11.53% | 3.21% | 1.28% | 1.82% | 0.47% |
| other | 97.03% (2005) | 67.25% (2005) | 56.75% (2005) | 81.18% (2005) | 60.36% (2005) | 87.26% (2005) | 86.06% (2005) | 83.37% (2005) | 97.03% (2005) |
Population |
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| Population | 8,989,046 (2006 est.) | 9,183,984 (2006 est.) | 6,822,378 (2006 est.) | 12,293,545 (2006 est.) | 8,308,504 (2006 est.) | 7,326,496 (2006 est.) | 107,449,525 (2006 est.) | 5,570,129 (2006 est.) | 28,302,603 (2006 est.) |
| Age structure: 0-14 years | 35% | 32.6% | 36.3% | 41.1% | 42.4% | 39.9% | 30.6% | 36.4% | 30.9% |
| 15-64 years | 60.4% | 61.9% | 58.5% | 55.5% | 54.2% | 56.7% | 63.6% | 60.5% | 63.7% |
| 65 years and over | 4.6% (2006 est.) | 5.5% (2006 est.) | 5.2% (2006 est.) | 3.4% (2006 est.) | 3.4% (2006 est.) | 3.4% (2006 est.) | 5.8% (2006 est.) | 3.1% (2006 est.) | 5.3% (2006 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 1.45% (2006 est.) | 1.47% (2006 est.) | 1.72% (2006 est.) | 2.27% (2006 est.) | 2.3% (2006 est.) | 2.16% (2006 est.) | 1.16% (2006 est.) | 1.89% (2006 est.) | 1.32% (2006 est.) |
| Birth rate/1,000 population | 23.30 (2006 est.) | 23.22 (2006 est.) | 26.61 (2006 est.) | 29.88 (2006 est.) | 36.44 (2006 est.) | 28.27 (2006 est.) | 20.69 (2006 est.) | 24.51 (2006 est.) | 20.48 (2006 est.) |
| Death rate/1,000 population | 7.53 (2006 est.) | 5.73 (2006 est.) | 5.78 (2006 est.) | 5.2 (2006 est.) | 12.17 (2006 est.) | 5.28 (2006 est.) | 4.74 (2006 est.) | 4.45 (2006 est.) | 6.23 (2006 est.) |
| Net migration rate /1,000 population | -1.22 (2006 est.) | -2.79 (2006 est.) | -3.61 (2006 est.) | -1.94 (2006 est.) | -1.31 (2006 est.) | -1.39 (2006 est.) | -4.32 (2006 est.) | -1.17 (2006 est.) | -1.01 (2006 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate/1,000 live births | 51.77 (2006 est.) | 28.25 (2006 est.) | 24.39 (2006 est.) | 30.94 (2006 est.) | 71.65 (2006 est.) | 25.82 (2006 est.) | 20.26 (2006 est.) | 28.11 (2006 est.) | 30.94 (2006 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | 65.84 years | 71.73 years | 71.49 years | 69,38 years | 53.23 years | 69.33 years | 75.41 years | 70.63 years | 69.84 years |
| male | 63.21 years | 70.21 years | 67.88 years | 67.65 years | 51.89 years | 67.75 years | 72.63 years | 68.55 years | 68.05 years |
| female | 68.21 years (2006 est.) | 73.33 years (2006 est.) | 75.28 years (2006 est.) | 71.18 years (2006 est.) | 54.6 years (2006 est.) | 70.98 years (2006 est.) | 78.3 years (2006 est.) | 72.81 years (2006 est.) | 71.71 years (2006 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 2.85 child born/woman | 2.83 child born/woman | 3.12 child born/woman | 3.82 child born/woman | 4.94 child born/woman | 3.59 child born/woman | 2.42 child born/woman | 2.75 child born/woman | 2.51 child born/woman |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.1% (2003 est.) | 1.7% (2003 est.) | 0.7% (2003 est.) | 1.1% (2003 est.) | 5.6% (2003 est.) | 1.8% (2003 est.) | 0.3% (2003 est.) | 0.2% (2003 est.) | 0.5% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 500 (2003 est.) | 7,900 (2003 est.) | 2,200 (2003 est.) | 5,800 (2003 est.) | 24,000 (2003 est.) | 4,100 (2003 est.) | 5,000 (2003 est.) | less than 500 (2003 est.) | 4,200 (2003 est.) |
| Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write: | 87.20% | 84.70% | 80.20% | 70.60% | 52.90% | 76.20% | 92.20% | 67.50% (2003 est.) | 90.90% |
| male | 93.10% | 84.60% | 82.80% | 78% | 54.80% | 76.10% | 94% | 67.20% | 95.20% |
| female | 81.60% (2003 est.) | 84.80% (2003 est.) | 77.70% (2003 est.) | 63.30% (2003 est.) | 51.20% (2003 est.) | 76.30% (2003 est.) | 90.50% (2003 est.) | 67.80% (2003 est.) | 86.80% (2003 est.) |
Economy |
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| GDP - real growth rate | 4.1% (2005 est.) | 9.3% (2005 est.) | 2.8% (2005 est.) | 3.2% (2006 est.) | 1.8% (2005 est.) | 4.2% (2005 est.) | 3% (2005 est.) | 4.7% (2005 est.) | 6.4% (2005 est.) |
| GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity | $2,900 (2005 est.) | $7,500 (2005 est.) | $4,700 (2005 est.) | $4,700 (2005 est.) | $1,700 (2005 est.) | $2,900 (2005 est.) | $10,000 (2005 est.) | $2,900 (2005 est.) | $6,000 (2005 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector: agriculture | 12.8% | 11.2% | 9.9% | 22.70% | 28% | 13.9% | 3.8% | 16.5% | 8% |
| industry | 35.2% | 30.6% | 30.2% | 18.8% | 20% | 31.2% | 25.9% | 27.5% | 27% |
| services | 52% (2005 est.) | 58.2% (2005 est.) | 59.9% (2005 est.) | 58.5% (2005 est.) | 52% (2005 est.) | 54.9% (2005 est.) | 70.2% (2005 est.) | 56% (2005 est.) | 65% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | 64% (2004 est.) | 25% (1999 est.) | 36.1% (2003 est.) | 75% (2004 est.) | 80% (2003 est.) | 53% (1993 est.) | 40% (2003 est.) | 50% (2001 est.) | 54% (2003 est.) |
| Inflation rate - consumer prices | 5.4% (2005 est.) | 4.2% (2005 est.) | 4.7% (2005 est.) | 9.1% (2005 est.) | 15.7% (2005 est.) | 8.8% (2005 est.) | 4% (2005 est.) | 9.6% (2005 est.) | 1.6% (2005 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation: agriculture | n/a | 17% | 17.10% | 50% | 66% | 34% | 18% | 30.5% | 9% |
| industry | n/a | 24.30% | 17.10% | 15% | 9% | 21% | 24% | 17.30% | 18% |
| services | n/a | 58.7% (1998 est.) | 65.8% (2003 est.) | 35% (1999 est.) | 25% (2001 est.) | 45% (2001 est.) | 58% (2003 est.) | 52.2% (2003 est.) | 73% (2001 est.) |
| Unemployment rate: | 8% in urban areas, widespread unemployment (2005 est.) | 17% (2005 est.) | 6.5% but the economy has much underemployment (2005 est.) | 7.5% (2003 est.) | more than 2/3 of the labor force do not have formal jobs (2002 est.) | 28% (2005 est.) | urban - 3.6% plus underemployment of perhaps 25% (2005 est.) | 5.6% plus underemployment of 46.5% (2005 est.) | 7.6% in metro Lima, widespread unemployment (2005 est.) |
| Exports | $2.371 billion (2005 est.) | $5.818 billion (2005 est.) | $3.586 billion (2005 est.) | $3.94 billion (2005 est.) | $390.7 million (2005 est.) | $1.726 billion (2005 est.) | $213.7 billion (2005 est.) | $1.55 billion (2005 est.) | $15.95 billion (2005 est.) |
| Imports | $1.845 billion (2005 est.) | $9.747 billion (2005 est.) | $6.678 billion (2005 est.) | $7.744 billion (2005 est.) | $1.471 billion (2005 est.) | $4.161 billion (2005 est.) | $223.7 billion (2005 est.) | $2.865 billion (2005 est.) | $12.156 billion (2005 est.) |
| Debt - external | $6.309 billion (2005 est.) | $7.687 billion (2005 est.) | $8.087 billion (2005 est.) | $5.503 billion (2005 est.) | $1.313 billion (2005 est.) | $5.795 billion (2005 est.) | $137.2 billion (2005 est.) | $3.188 billion (2005 est.) | $30.94 billion (2005 est.) |
| Economic aid - recipient | $221 million (2005) | $571.6 million (2004) | total $125 million; $53 million from US (2003 est.) | $250 million (2000 est.) | $153 million (2005) | $557.8 million (1999) | $1.166 billion (1995) | $419.5 million (2005) | $491 million (2002) |
