MY Country Peru

Peru is a country in western South America that borders Cambodia,

Ecuador, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, and the Pacific Ocean.

Animals In Peru

• The first animal is a llama. They live in the moutains.

• The second animal is a jaguar

• The animal in the man’s hand is a three toed sloth

Peru’s Population

• Peru, one of Latin America’s largest nations, is home to over 26 million people

• The people there speak spanish. • 28,674,757 (growth rate: 1.3%); birth

rate: 20.1/1000; infant mortality rate: 30.0/1000; life expectancy: 70.1; density per sq mi: 58

Peru’s money

• That is a picture of Peru’s money

• Nuevo Sol is the name of peru’s money

Peru’s Government

President: Alan García (2006) Prime Minister: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2005) 494,208 sq mi (1,279,999 sq km); total area:

496,223 sq mi (1,285,220 sq km) Imports: $12.15 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.): petroleum

and petroleum products, plastics, machinery, vehicles, iron and steel, wheat, paper.

Major trading partners: U.S., China, UK, Chile, Japan, Spain, Brazil, Colombia (2004).

Peru’s Cities and Languages

• Other large cities: Arequipa, 837,300;

• Trujillo, 725,200; • Chiclayo, 598,400

• Spanish, • Quéchua (both

official); • Aymara; many minor • Amazonian languages

Peru’s citizens

• Literacy rate: 91% (2003 est.)

• Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2005 est.): $169.5 billion; per capita $6,100.

• Real growth rate: 5.8%.

• Inflation: 1.6%.

• Unemployment: 8.7% in metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment

Peru During Easter

• During easter they eat pulled pork. And other foods. That are strange to americans.

• They have easter parades and celebrate easter different than people in the u.s.of a.

Peru’s facts

• If you are from Peru then your nationality is Peruvian.• The life expectancy at birth for people in Peru is 69.84. This is due to the

poverty in the country and the lack of doctors.• The largest ethnic group in Peru is the Amerindian, followed closely by the

Mestizo and white.• 90% of people in Peru belong to the Roman Catholic religion.• The literacy rate in Peru is 90.9% which is impressive for a country with so

much poverty.• In west Peru there are some desert lands, where in the east it is a very tropical

climate • Peru has to deal with natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding,

volcanic activity, and mudslides. • Peru has 246 airports. That’s more than it has ever had before. This is a good

sign for the economy. • Peru is home to the famous Lake Titicaca.

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