Peru

E2033

Peru is a South American country known for its rich Inca heritage, diverse landscapes from Andes mountains to Amazon rainforest, and the iconic archaeological site of Machu Picchu.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country in South America
sovereign state
borderCountry Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
callingCode +51
capital Lima
colonizedBy Spain
contains Amazon rainforest
Andes
surface form: Andes Mountains

Arequipa
Atacama Desert
surface form: Atacama Desert region

Cusco
Iquitos
Lake Titicaca
surface form: Lake Titicaca (Peruvian side)

Machu Picchu
Nazca Lines
Sacred Valley
Trujillo
continent South America
currency Peruvian sol
drivesOnThe right
drivingSide right
governmentType unitary presidential constitutional republic
hasCoastlineOn Pacific Ocean
hasWorldHeritageSite Cusco
surface form: City of Cusco

Lima
surface form: Historic Centre of Lima

Machu Picchu
surface form: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

Nazca Lines
surface form: Nazca Lines and Geoglyphs of Pampas de Jumana
headOfState President of Peru
historicalCivilization Inca Empire
independenceDeclared 1821-07-28
independenceFrom Spanish Empire
independenceRecognized 1824
ISO3166-1Alpha2 PE
ISO3166-1Alpha3 PER
judicialBody Supreme Court of Peru
largestCity Lima
legislature Congress of the Republic of Peru
majorReligion Roman Catholicism
memberOf Andean Community
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Organization of American States
United Nations
World Trade Organization
nationalCocktail pisco sour
nationalDish ceviche
nationalLanguageRegion Aymara-speaking southern highlands
Quechua-speaking highlands
nationalSport none official
officialLanguage Aymara
Quechua
Spanish
officialReligion none
popularCuisineItem aji de gallina
lomo saltado
popularDrink pisco
popularSport football
preColumbianCulture Chavín culture
Moche culture
Nazca Lines
surface form: Nazca culture

Paracas culture
recognizedLanguage various indigenous languages
timeZone UTC−05:00
UNMemberState true
usesScript Latin alphabet

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Chalhuanca, Apurímac, Peru country Peru
subject surface form: Chalhuanca
Chalhuanca, Apurímac, Peru locatedInCountry Peru
subject surface form: Chalhuanca
Free Peru (former) country Peru
subject surface form: Free Peru
Free Peru (former) countryOfOperation Peru
subject surface form: Free Peru
National Registry of Identification and Civil Status of Peru (RENIEC) country Peru
subject surface form: National Registry of Identification and Civil Status of Peru
National Registry of Identification and Civil Status of Peru (RENIEC) locatedIn Peru
subject surface form: National Registry of Identification and Civil Status of Peru
Ombudsman of Peru jurisdiction Peru
this entity surface form: Republic of Peru
Peruvian passports country Peru
subject surface form: Peruvian passport
Peruvian passports coverText Peru
subject surface form: Peruvian passport
this entity surface form: República del Perú
Lince District country Peru
Comas District country Peru
Comas District belongsTo Peru
this entity surface form: Republic of Peru
Ate District country Peru
Magdalena del Mar District belongsTo Peru
this entity surface form: Republic of Peru
Qechuyoq country Peru
Executive Branch of Peru jurisdiction Peru
this entity surface form: Republic of Peru
Carlito usedInCountry Peru
Delgado hasUsageRegion Peru
Nazca country Peru
Nazca locatedIn Peru
Sacred Plaza locatedIn Peru
Sacred Plaza country Peru