Peru Facts and Figures.

Peru Facts and Figures. BASIC FACTS Official name Capital Area Republic of Peru Lima 1,285,216 sq km 496,225 sq mi PEOPLE Population 29,041,593 (2008 estimate) Population growth Population growth rate 1.25 percent (2008 estimate) Projected population in 2025 34,476,469 (2025 estimate) Projected population in 2050 38,300,067 (2050 estimate) Population density 23 persons per sq km (2008 estimate) 59 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate) Urban/rural distribution Share urban 75 percent (2005 estimate) Share rural 25 percent (2005 estimate) Largest cities, with population Lima 8,153,618 (2005 estimate) Arequipa 710,103 (1998 estimate) Trujillo 276,921 (2005 estimate) Callao 389,579 (2005 estimate) Chiclayo 251,407 (2005 estimate) Ethnic groups Native American 45 percent Mestizo 37 percent White 15 percent Black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3 percent Languages Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara (official), English Religious affiliations Roman Catholic 90 percent Protestant 6 percent Nonreligious 1 percent O ther 3 percent HEALTH AND EDUCATION Life expectancy Total 70.4 years (2008 estimate) Female 72.4 years (2008 estimate) Male 68.6 years (2008 estimate) Infant mortality rate 29 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate) Population per physician 857 people (2004) Population per hospital bed 714 people (2003) Literacy rate Total 91.6 percent (2005 estimate) Female 87.7 percent (2005 estimate) Male 95.6 percent (2005 estimate) Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) Number of years of compulsory schooling Number of students per teacher, primary school 3.1 percent (2002-2003) 11 years (2002-2003) 25 students per teacher (2002-2003) GOVERNMENT Form of government Republic Voting qualifications Universal at age 18 Constitution 29 December 1993 Armed forces Total number of military personnel Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 80,000 (2004) 1.4 percent (2003) ECONOMY Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $92 billion (2006) GDP per capita (U.S.$) $3,349.80 (2006) GDP by economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 6.9 percent (2006) I ndustry 37.9 percent (2006) Services 55.3 percent (2006) Employment Number of workers Workforce share of economic sector Agriculture, forestry, fishing 13,403,076 (2006) 1 percent (2005) I ndustry 24 percent (2005) Services 76 percent (2005) Unemployment rate 10.5 percent (2004) National budget (U.S.$) Total revenue $13,710 million (2005) Total expenditure $13,994 million (2005) Monetary unit 1 nuevo sol (S/.), consisting of 100 céntimos Major trade partners for exports United States, United Kingdom, Japan, China, and Switzerland Major trade partners for imports United States, Spain, Chile, Colombia, and Venezuela ENERGY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND TRANSPORTATION Electricity production Electricity from thermal sources 18.19 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from hydroelectric sources 80.92 percent (2003 estimate) Electricity from nuclear sources Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources Number of radios per 1,000 people 0 percent (2003 estimate) 0.89 percent (2003 estimate) 273 (1997) Number of telephones per 1,000 people 81 (2005) Number of televisions per 1,000 people 140 (2000 estimate) Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 24 (2003) Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 85 (1996) Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 47 (2004) Paved road as a share of total roads 14 percent (2004) SOURCES Basic Facts and People sections Area data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Population, population growth rate, and population projections are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International Data Base (IDB) (www.census.gov). Urban and rural population data are from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN), FAOSTAT database (www.fao.org). Largest cities population data and political divisions data are from the statistical bureaus of individual countries. Ethnic divisions and religion data are largely from the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook and from various country censuses and reports. Language data are largely from the Ethnologue, Languages of the World, Summer Institute of Linguistics International (www.sil.org). Health and Education section Life expectancy and infant mortality data are from the United States Census Bureau, International Programs Center, International database (IDB) (www.census.gov). Population per physician and population per hospital bed data are from the World Health Organization (WHO) (www.who.int). Education data are from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Government section Government, independence, legislature, constitution, highest court, and voting qualifications data are largely from various government Web sites, the latest Europa World Yearbook, and the latest Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) World Factbook. The armed forces data is from Military Balance. Economy section Gross domestic product (GDP), GDP per capita, GDP by economic sectors, employment, and national budget data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Monetary unit, agriculture, mining, manufacturing, exports, imports, and major trade partner information is from the statistical bureaus of individual countries, latest Europa World Yearbook, and various United Nations and International Monetary Fund (IMF) publications. Energy, Communication, and Transportation section Electricity information is from the Energy Information Administration (EIA) database (www.eia.doe.gov). Radio, telephone, television, and newspaper information is from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) database (www.unesco.org). Internet hosts, motor vehicles, and road data are from the World Bank database (www.worldbank.org). Note Figures may not total 100 percent due to rounding. Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.