Peru

- Population: 28 million (UN, 2005)
- Capital: Lima
- Area: 1.28 million sq km (',225 sq miles)
- Major languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 67 years (men), 72 years (women) (UN)
- Monetary unit: 1 nuevo sol = 100 centimos
- Main exports: Fish and fish products, copper, zinc, gold, crude petroleum and by-products, lead, coffee, sugar, cotton
- GNI per capita: US $2,360 (World Bank, 2005)

For more info on Peru:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1224656.stm

In 2010 VAP has 9 project(s) in Peru

member of:
Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the Co-ordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the Volunteer International Network Exchange UK
with the support of:
Volunteer Action for Peace, member of the European «Youth in Action» Programme

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