COUNTRY GUIDE · South America
Peru
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Peru.
Peru at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Lima
- REGION
- South America
- POPULATION
- 34,500,000
- AREA
- 1,285,216 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Spanish
- CURRENCY
- Sol (PEN)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Inca Mountain City
Machu Picchu stands high in the Andes above the Urubamba Valley.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Peru
Peru has thousands of varieties of native potatoes cultivated in the Andes.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Peru in its South America region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 1,285,216 km² and a population of approximately 34,500,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.