Peru
Republic of Peru · South America
Peru is a country in South America, with Lima as its capital, home to about 34,576,665 people. Peru shares land borders with 5 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Lima |
|---|---|
| Region | South America |
| Currency | Peruvian sol (PEN S/.) |
| Calling code | +51 |
| ISO codes | PE / PER / 604 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇵🇪 |
| Population | 34,576,665 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 1,285,216 km² |
| Languages | Aymara, Quechua, Spanish |
| Internet domain | .pe |
| Demonym | Peruvian |
Bordering countries
About Peru
Peru, officially Republic of Peru, is a United Nations member state in South America. Its capital and seat of government is Lima. It shares land borders with 5 countries. The official currency is the Peruvian sol (S/.), using the code PEN.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Peru for Lima’s own facts and history.
To call Peru from abroad, dial the country code +51. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes PE (alpha-2) and PER (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 34,576,665.
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How Peru compares
- Area: 1,285,216 km², ranking 19 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 34,576,665, ranking 48 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 27 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 5, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Peru
22 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.