Official Title: Republic of Peru General Information
Capital: Lima
Population: 27,947,000
Total Area: 1,285,216 km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 2.71812992661049 nuevo sol
National Holiday: July 28 (1821 Independance Day)
Language(s): Spanish, Quechua Political Information
Type of State:
Republic (25 regions and 1 province) Type of Government:
Unicameral 120-member Congress, President and Congress elected for 5-year term Head of State:
President Alan García Head of Government:
President Alan García Ministers:
PM: Jorge del Castillo Foreign Affairs: José Antonio García Belaunde Economy: Luis Carranza Ugarte International Commerce and Tourism: Mercedes Araoz Fernández Main Political Parties:
Indepent Moralizing Front, National Unity, Peru Possible, Peruvian Aprista Party (aka American Revolutionary Popular Alliance), Peruvian National Party, Popular Action, Popular Solution, We are Peru, Union for Peru Elections:
2011 Economic Information
Please note that economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and yearly averages for 2005. If blank, statistic unavailable. | | Peru | Canada |
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| GDP: | 96.2 billions | 1371.4 billions | | GDP per capita: | 3442 | 42460 | | GDP growth rate: | 6.4% | 2.9% | | Inflation: | 1.6% | 2.2% | | Unemployment: | % | 6.7% |
Trade and Investment
Canadian exports from country: $264,394,525
Canadian imports from country: $1,357,852,853
FDI in Canada: million
CDI in Peru: 2331 million Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador Guillermo Jose Miguel Russo Checa Foreign Consulates in Canada:
Calgary (AB), Montreal (QC), Québec (QC), Toronto (ON), Vancouver (BC), Winnipeg (MB)
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Geneviève des Rivières Canadian Consulates Abroad:
- January 2007
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF, EIU, Election World
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