| Official name: |
Republic of Peru
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| Capital: |
Lima
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| Area: |
total: 1,285,220 sq km
water: 5,220 sq km
land: 1.28 million sq km
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| Climate: |
varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes
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| Location: |
Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador
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| Geographic coordinates: |
10 00 S, 76 00 W
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| Comparative Area: |
slightly smaller than Alaska
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 5,536 km
border countries: Bolivia 900 km, Brazil 1,560 km, Chile 160 km, Colombia 1,496 km (est.), Ecuador 1,420 km
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| Coastline: |
2,414 km
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| Terrain: |
western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva)
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Nevado Huascaran 6,768 m
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