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PeruVenus Chueh
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Red on the sides signifies the blood, and white signifies peace.
Peru is the third largest countries in South American, and its size is three times big as California.
Peru is classified as a ‘developing country’. About 40% of the population live in poverty.
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There are more people live near the the ocean.
There are approximately 29.9 million people live in Peru.
Close to 30% of Peruvian lived in Lima.
Peruvian is made up of Amerindian (45%); mixed Amerindian and White ("mestizo") (37%); European (15%); African, Japanese, Chinese, and other (3%).
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Religion
Religion
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Language
Language
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Western of the territory is the coastal plain.
Middle of it rugged with the Andean mountains.
Eastern of it is the rainforest that is part of the Amazon.
Largest lake called Titicaca, is the world highest navigable lake.
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Important Statistics
Currency: Nuevo sol (PEN) , 1 PEN = 0.3711 USD
Life expectancy: total population: 72.47 years
Literacy rate: definition: age 15 and over can read and write, total population: 92.9%
School expectancy: total: 14 years
Crime rate: Annual crimes per 1,000 residents 33.55 people.
People living with AIDS/HIV: 75,000 (2009 est.)
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Government and International relationship
Constitutional Republic
Independent date: 28 July 1821 (from Spain)
The Leaders: Ollanta Humala Tasso
Peru has been a member of United Nation
since 1949.
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Facts
The potato is originally from Peru and they produce over 3000 varieties.
In Peru, you can find 1701 species of birds, making it the most in any country in the world.
Peru’s most famous sport is Soccer, but they also enjoy tennis, surfing, beach volleyball, and sailing.
Peru has 246 airports. But they only have one heliport.
Peru is the second largest cocaine producer in the world.
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Sources
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/pe.html
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/flags/countrys/samerica/peru.htm
http://www.euratlas.net/geography/world/countries/peru.html
http://huilv.911cha.com/PENUSD.html
http://www.neighborhoodscout.com/il/peru/crime/#data
http://www.cidob.org/index.php/es/documentacion/biografias_lideres_politicos/america_del_sur/peru/ollanta_humala_tasso
http://onlineroom.blogspot.com/2008/10/unusual-interesting-facts-about-peru.html