Capital

Lima

Population

29,180,900

Land use

Arable land: 2.88%, permanent crops: 0.47%

Infant mortality

29.53 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy

70.44 years

Religion

Roman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, Christian 0.7%,

Languages

Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, and a number of minor Amazonian languages

Literacy

87.7%

Unemployment

8.3% in metropolitan Lima; widespread underemployment

Inflation

6.8%