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    Introduction


    Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadores in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1824. After a dozen years of military rule, Peru returned to democratic leadership in 1980, but experienced economic problems and the growth of a violent insurgency. President Alberto FUJIMORI's election in 1990 ushered in a decade that saw a dramatic turnaround in the economy and significant progress in curtailing guerrilla activity. Nevertheless, the president's increasing reliance on authoritarian measures and an economic slump in the late 1990s generated mounting dissatisfaction with his regime. FUJIMORI won reelection to a third term in the spring of 2000, but international pressure and corruption scandals led to his ouster by Congress in November of that year. A caretaker government oversaw new elections in the spring of 2001, which ushered in Alejandro TOLEDO as the new head of government.


    Location


    Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador


    Geographic coordinates


    10 00 S, 76 00 W


    Area


    total: 1,285,220 sq km water: 5,220 sq km land: 1.28 million sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than Alaska


    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


    Coastline


    2,414 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 200 NM continental shelf: 200 NM


    Climate


    varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west; temperate to frigid in Andes


    Terrain


    western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva)


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Nevado Huascaran 6,768 m


    Natural resources


    copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas


    Land use


    arable land: 2.85% permanent crops: 0.38% other: 96.77% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    11,950 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity


    Environment - current issues


    deforestation (some the result of illegal logging); overgrazing of the slopes of the costa and sierra leading to soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Lima; pollution of rivers and coastal waters from municipal and mining wastes


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake, with Bolivia; a remote slope of Nevado Mismi, a 5,316 m peak, is the ultimate source of the Amazon River


    Population


    27,544,305 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Lima


    Phone Code


    +51


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