{"id":133893,"date":"2023-06-28T21:09:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T02:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/selasite.azurewebsites.net\/?page_id=133893"},"modified":"2024-01-30T09:55:48","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T14:55:48","slug":"peru","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/en\/member-states\/peru\/","title":{"rendered":"Peru"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Official Name:\u00a0<\/strong>REPUBLIC OF PERU<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date of Entry into SELA:\u00a0<\/strong>April 29, 1976<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short Name:\u00a0<\/strong>Peru<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Capital: <\/strong>Lima<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gobierno<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Government Administrative Organization:<\/strong>\u00a024 departments and 1 constitutional province: Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Jun\u00edn, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Mart\u00edn, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Independence:<\/strong>\u00a0Declared independence from Spain on July 28, 1821<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constitution:<\/strong>\u00a0December 31, 1993<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Suffrage:<\/strong>\u00a018 years of age. Voting is mandatory and universal up to 70 years of age.
Note: Members of the armed forces do not have the right to vote.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Executive Branch:<\/strong>\u00a0Head of State: President Pedro Castillo (since July 28, 2021). Vice President: Dina Boluarte (since July 28, 2021). Note: The President is simultaneously the Head of State and the Head of Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legislative Branch:<\/strong>\u00a0Congress of the Republic of Peru, which has 120 members elected by popular vote for a five-year term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Judicial Branch:<\/strong> The National Supreme Court of Justice. Its members or justices are appointed by the President with the consent of the Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

National Internet Code:<\/strong> .pe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official Website:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.presidencia.gob.pe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geography<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Geographic Location:<\/strong> Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Area:<\/strong> 1,285,220 km2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Territorial Limits:<\/strong> 4,353 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neighboring Countries:<\/strong> Bolivia 1,075 km, Brazil 2,995 km, Chile 171 km, Colombia 1,800 km, Ecuador 1,420 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coastline:<\/strong> 5,536 km<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Natural Resources:<\/strong> Copper, silver, gold, oil, timber, fishing, iron, coal, phosphate, potassium, natural gas, hydroelectric power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regional Agreements related to the environment:<\/strong> Biodiversity, Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Waste, Law of the Sea, Prevention of Pollution from Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, Protection of the Ozone Layer, Conservation of Marine Life, Timber Tropical 83, Timber Tropical 94, Living Marine Resources of the Antarctic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Economic Indicators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total GDP -at current prices<\/td>201 703<\/td>Million USD<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Per Capita at current prices<\/td>6117<\/td>USD<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Per Capita Constant Price Variation Rate<\/td>-12.2<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Import of Goods and Services (Share in GDP at current prices)<\/td>21.1<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Export of Goods and Services (Share in GDP at current prices)<\/td>22.4<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Source:\u00a0Peru: National Economic Profile<\/a>\u00a0nacional<\/a>.\u00a0CEPALSTAT. Database and Statistical Publications. ECLAC. Consultation: 24-02-22<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Socio-demographic Indicators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Total Population<\/td>32 971.9<\/td>(000)<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Life Expectancy<\/td>77<\/td>A\u00f1os<\/td>2020_2025<\/td><\/tr>
Women<\/td>80<\/td>A\u00f1os<\/td>2020_2025<\/td><\/tr>
Men<\/td>75<\/td>A\u00f1os<\/td>2020_2025<\/td><\/tr>
Public Health Expenditure as % of GDP<\/td>5.2<\/td>%<\/td>2018<\/td><\/tr>
Literacy Rate – 15 to 24 years<\/td>99.4<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Net Enrollment Rate in Primary Education<\/td>98.2<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Net Enrollment Rate in Secondary Education<\/td>96.3<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Public Education Expenditure as % of GDP<\/td>4.2<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Gini Coefficient<\/td>0.46<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Unemployment Rate<\/td>7.6<\/td>%<\/td>2020<\/td><\/tr>
Migration<\/td>-1.9<\/td>%<\/td>2020-2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Source:\u00a0 Peru: National Socio-demographic Profile<\/a>. CEPALSTAT. Database and Publications. ECLAC. Consultation: 24-02-22<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language: Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Official Name:\u00a0REPUBLIC OF PERU Date of Entry into SELA:\u00a0April 29, 1976 Short Name:\u00a0Peru Capital: Lima Gobierno Government Administrative Organization:\u00a024 departments and 1 constitutional province: Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Jun\u00edn, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Mart\u00edn, Tacna, Tumbes, Ucayali. Independence:\u00a0Declared independence from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":125521,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-133893","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133893\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/125521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rmtsolutions.net\/sela\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}