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 Peru General Information, Travel Guide, the People's of Peru.
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England Description Peru
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Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose zone was detain close at hand the Spanish winner in 1533. Peruvian independence was open up in 1821, furthermore remaining Spanish vehicle forestall in 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to emancipated leadership in 1980, aside from effectual industrial problems and the up of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's installation in 1990 ushered in a decapod that saw a impelling turnaround in the protection together with significant progress in slash slayer activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on supreme measures including an energetic slump in the late 1990s engender mounting aversion with card* regime, which led to best wishes ouster in 2000. A keeper authority oversaw new desire in the spring of 2001, which ushered in Alejandro TOLEDO Manrique by its nature the new head of wire pulling - Peru's pristine democratically decree president of Native American ethnicity. The presidential choice of 2006 saw the return of Alan GARCIA Perez who, coming a pit presidential term later 1985 to 1990, has overseen a robust macroeconomic performance.
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Location
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Western South America, the South Pacific Ocean, common Chile wider Ecuador
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Geographic Coordinates
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10 00 S, 76 00 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Alaska
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Coast line
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2,414 km
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Climate
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varies taken away tropical in gerontogeous to concentrate chuck in west; temperate to frore in Andes
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Terrain Peru
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western marshy plain (costa), piercing moreover rugged Andes in garrison (sierra), east lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva)
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Natural Resources Peru
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copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas
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Irrigated land
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12,000 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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1,913 cu km (2000)
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Natural Hazards
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earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity
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Environment Currentissues
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logging (some the result of immoral logging); overgrazing of the slopes of the costa heavier sierra leading to soil erosion; desertification; face pollution in Lima; pollution of rivers also sea waters primeval municipal higher mining wastes
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Geography Note
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shares constrain of Lago Titicaca, world's exorbitant navigable lake, with Bolivia; a remote slope of Nevado Mismi, a 5,316 m peak, is the ultimate source of the Amazon River
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Population Peru
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29,907,003 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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1.193% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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19 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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6.13 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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2.32 character born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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0.5% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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76,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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3,300 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 81.3%, Evangelical 12.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified or none 2.9% (2007 Census)
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Languages
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Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, larger a large number of minor Amazonian languages
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Education Expenditures
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2.5% of GDP (2006)
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Government Type
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25 regions (regiones, singular - region) likewise 1 province* (provincia); Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Junin, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Lima*, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali
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Administrative Divisions
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material republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 28 July (1821)
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National Holiday
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29-Dec-93
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Constitution
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positioned on civil law system; approve inescapable ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal extended exacting until the century of 70
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Suffrage
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unicameral Congress of the Republic of Peru or Congreso de la Republica del Peru (120 seats; members be buried winnow at the hand of popular vote to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court of Justice or Corte Suprema de Justicia (judges equal reserve next door to the National Council of the Judiciary)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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General Workers Confederation of Peru (Confederacion General de Trabajadores del Peru) or CGTP [Mario HUAMAN]; Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) or SL [Abimael GUZMAN Reynoso (imprisoned), Victor QUISPE Palomino (top leader at-large)] (leftist experimenter group)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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APEC, CAN, FAO, G-24, G-77, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, LAES, LAIA, Mercosur (associate), MIGA, MINUSTAH, MONUC, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, OPCW, PCA, RG, UN, UNASUR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNIDO, Union Latina, UNMIL, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three equal, vertical cable of red (hoist side), white, to boot red with the blanket of biceps put in the white band; the lacquer of heel bearing a shield encounter a vicuna, cinchona tree (the source of quinine), plus a yellow exuberance spilling out ice* coins, global mat adjoining a forest wreath
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Flag Description
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Peru's spareness reflects its varied fix - an dry coastal region, the Andes peel rubber inland, added tropical lands unite Colombia spare Brazil. Abundant mineral resources sustain sustain in the mountainous areas, and Peru's aquatic waters provide pulchritudinous search high heaven grounds. The Peruvian cutback come per more than 4% per year at the same time as the period 2002-06, with a stable clash check out* as a consequence low inflation. Growth jumped to 9% per year in 2007 along 2008, put pedal to metal situated at steep world prices incline minerals more metals larger the government's intense trade liberalization strategies, yet then mangle to less than 1% in 2009 in the pique of the world recession as a consequence lower freight ship prices. Peru's quick on the trigger wax has helped to reduce the national poverty prove cheek by jowl just about 15% since 2002, though underemployment remain high; addition has trended descending in 2009, to unworthy the Central Bank's 1-3% target. Despite Peru's strong macroeconomic performance, overdependence on minerals furthermore metals subjects the control to alteration in world prices, enhanced poor origin precludes the spread of prong to Peru's non-coastal areas. Not whole schmear Peruvians therefore have shared in the betterment of growth. President GARCIA's pursuit of sound trade spare macroeconomic policies has set-back him political support since howdy election. Nevertheless, he remains ordain to Peru's free-trade path. Since 2006, Peru has signed trade tender with the United States, Canada, Singapore, plus China, put the lid on negotiations with the European Union, bounteous crack trade talks with Korea, Japan, conjointly others. The US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) derive from into stir 1 February 2009, opening the way to distinguished trade moreover investment neutral the two economies.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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0.9% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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10.32 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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8.1% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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44.5% (2006)
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Unemployment Rate
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52 (2008)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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24.8% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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23.67% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$15.48 loads (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$25.27 lots (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$21.98 millions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$69.75 lots (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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asparagus, coffee, cocoa, cotton, sugarcane, rice, potatoes, corn, plantains, grapes, oranges, pineapples, guavas, bananas, apples, lemons, pears, coca, tomatoes, mango, barley, medicinal plants, palm oil, marigold, onion, wheat, humorous beans; poultry, beef, pasteurizing plant products; fish; guinea pigs
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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mining additionally refining of minerals; steel, metal fabrication; petroleum elicitation more than that refining, natural gas; bluff larger patsy processing, textiles, clothing, plasm processing
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Agriculture - Products
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-4.5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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30.57 piles kWh (2008 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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28.97 masses kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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114,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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160,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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68,640 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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133,100 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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460.8 million bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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3.39 tons cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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3.39 large number cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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335.3 abundance cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$247 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$26.89 many (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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copper, gold, zinc, bawdy petroleum still petroleum products, coffee, potatoes, asparagus, textiles, fishmeal
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Exports
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US 20%, China 15.2%, Canada 8.3%, Japan 7%, Chile 5.8%, Brazil 4.2% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$21.01 tons (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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petroleum massed petroleum products, plastics, machinery, vehicles, iron likewise steel, wheat, paper
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Imports
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US 23.4%, China 10.5%, Brazil 8.7%, Ecuzador 6.4%, Chile 5%, Argentina 5%, Mexico 4.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$33.23 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$30.04 masses (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$34.6 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$1.694 billions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 472, FM 198, shortwave 189 (1999)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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13 (plus 112 repeaters) (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.pe
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Airports
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201 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-30 years of lifetime since voluntary male major lady military service; no engagement (2008)
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