The Flag of Peru

The Coat of arms of Peru

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Peru:

Peru – country located in western South America, on the Pacific Coast, north of Chile. Peruvian territory was home to several ancient cultures. Ranging from the Norte Chico civilization in the 32nd century BC, the oldest civilization in the Americas and one of the five cradles of civilization, to the Inca Empire, the largest state in pre-Columbian America, the territory now including Peru has one of the longest histories of civilization of any country, tracing its heritage back to the 4th millennia BCE. The Spanish Empire conquered the region in the 16th century and established a Viceroyalty, which included most of its South American colonies. After achieving independence in 1821, Peru has undergone periods of political unrest and fiscal crisis as well as periods of stability and economic upswing.

• Pronunciation: /pəˈruː/ ^ⓘ
• Common English country name: Peru
• Official English country name: The Republic of Peru
• Common endonym(s): Perú, Piruw
• Official endonym(s): República del Perú, Piruw Hapan llaqta, Piruw Suyu
• Adjectival(s): Peruvian
• Demonym(s): Peruvians
• Etymology: Name of Peru
• International rankings of Peru
• ISO country codes: PE, PER, 604
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:PE
• Internet country code top-level domain: .pe

Geography of Peru

• Peru is: a megadiverse country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Western Hemisphere
    • Americas
      • Latin America
        • South America
  • Time in Peru
    • Time zone: UTC-05
  • Extreme points of Peru
    • High: Huascarán 6,768 m (22,205 ft) – highest point in the Tropics
    • Low: South Pacific Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 7,461 km

 Brazil 2,995 km

 Colombia 1,800 km

 Ecuador 1,420 km

 Bolivia 1,075 km

 Chile 171 km

• Coastline: South Pacific Ocean 2,414 km

• Population of Peru: 28,750,770 (June 30, 2007) - 43rd most populous country
• Area of Peru: 1,285,220 km² (496,230 sq mi) - 20th largest country
• Atlas of Peru

• Climate of Peru
• Environmental issues in Peru
• Renewable energy in Peru
• Geology of Peru
  • List of earthquakes in Peru
• Natural regions of Peru
• Protected areas of Peru
  • Biosphere reserves in Peru
  • National parks of Peru
• Wildlife of Peru
  • Flora of Peru
  • Fauna of Peru
    • Birds of Peru
    • Mammals of Peru

• Fjords of Peru
• Glaciers of Peru
• Islands of Peru
• Lakes of Peru
• Mountains of Peru
  • Volcanoes in Peru
• Peru–Chile Trench
• Rivers of Peru
  • Waterfalls of Peru
• Valleys of Peru
• World Heritage Sites in Peru

Administrative divisions of Peru

• Regions of Peru
  • Provinces of Peru
    • Districts of Peru
      • Populated centers of Peru
  • Former regions of Peru
• Municipalities of Peru

Regions of Peru Peru is divided into 25 regions and the province of Lima.

Ama
zonas

Ancash

Apurímac

Arequipa

Ayacucho

Caja
marca

Cusco

Huánuco

Huanca
velica

Ica

Junín

La Libertad

Lamba
yeque

Lima

Lima
Province

Callao

Loreto

Madre de Dios

Moquegua

Pasco

Piura

Puno

Tacna

Tumbes

San
Martín

Ucayali

Clickable map of the regions of Peru.

Provinces of Peru

Districts of Peru

Municipalities of Peru

• Capital of Peru: Lima
• Cities of Peru

Demographics of Peru

• Census in Peru

Peru is bordered by:

• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Chile
• Colombia
• Ecuador

• Politics of Peru
  • Form of government: unitary semi-presidential representative democratic republic
  • Capital of Peru: Lima
  • Census in Peru
  • Communism in Peru
  • Decentralization process in Peru
  • Elections in Peru
    • Peruvian electoral system
      • Voting in Peru is compulsory (until the age of 70)
    • Peruvian presidential elections:   1895 - 1899 - 2000 - 2001 - 2006 - 2011
    • Peruvian parliamentary elections:   1978 - 1992 - 2000 - 2001 - 2006 - 2011
  • Liberalism in Peru
  • Political parties in Peru
  • Taxation in Peru

• Government of Peru

• Head of state and head of government: President of Peru, Dina Boluarte
  • Vice Presidents of Peru: none
• Cabinet: Council of Ministers of Peru
• Ministries of Peru
  • Prime Minister of Peru, Alberto Otárola
  • Ministry of Agriculture
  • Ministry of Culture
  • Ministry of Defence
  • Ministry of Economy and Finance
  • Ministry of Education
  • Ministry of Energy and Mines
  • Ministry of Environment
  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism
  • Ministry of Health
  • Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation
  • Ministry of the Interior
  • Ministry of Justice
  • Ministry of Labor and Promotion of Employment
  • Ministry of Production
  • Ministry of Transport and Communications
  • Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations

• Parliament of Peru: Congress of the Republic (unicameral)
  • Members of Congress

• Judicial system of Peru
  • Constitutional Court of Peru - interprets the constitution on matters of individual rights
  • Supreme Court of Peru - located in the Palace of Justice
    • Superior Courts of Justice of Peru preside over the Judicial Districts of Peru
      • Courts of First Instance of Peru hold jurisdiction over each province
        • Courts of Peace of Peru each have jurisdiction over a single district

• Foreign relations of Peru
  • Diplomatic missions in Peru
  • Diplomatic missions of Peru
  • Chile–Peru relations

The Republic of Peru is a member of:^[1]

• Capital punishment in Peru
• Constitution of Peru
• Crime in Peru
  • Domestic violence in Peru
• Human rights in Peru
  • Abortion in Peru
  • LGBT rights in Peru
  • Freedom of religion in Peru
• Law enforcement in Peru
  • National Police of Peru
• Nationality law of Peru

• Military of Peru
  • Command
    • Commander-in-chief:
      • Ministry of Defence
        • Joint Command of the Armed Forces of Peru
  • Forces
    • Army of Peru
    • Navy of Peru
    • Air Force of Peru
    • Special forces of Peru
  • Military history of Peru
  • Military ranks of Peru

• Regional Governments of Peru

• Ancient civilizations of Peru
  • Cultural periods of Peru
• Inca Empire
  • Spanish conquest of Peru
  • Neo-Inca State
• Viceroyalty of Peru
• Peruvian War of Independence
• Guano era in Peru
• War of the Pacific
• Colombia-Peru War
• Ecuadorian–Peruvian War
• Internal conflict in Peru
• Peruvian political crisis

• Agricultural history of Peru
• Demographic history of Peru
• Economic history of Peru
• Homosexuality in ancient Peru
• Military history of Peru

• Massacres in Peru

Culture of Peru

• Architecture of Peru
  • Inca architecture
  • Peruvian colonial architecture
  • Peruvian Viceroyal architecture
• Cuisine of Peru
• Festivals in Peru
• Languages of Peru
• Media in Peru
• Metrication in Peru
• National symbols of Peru
  • Coat of arms of Peru
  • Flag of Peru
  • National anthem of Peru
  • Cockade of Peru (unofficial national symbol)
• People of Peru
  • Indigenous peoples in Peru
• Prostitution in Peru
• Public holidays in Peru
• Records of Peru
• Scouting and Guiding in Peru
• Television in Peru
• World Heritage Sites in Peru

• Art in Peru
• Cinema of Peru
• Literature of Peru
• Music of Peru
• Television in Peru
• Theatre in Peru

Religion in Peru

• Christianity in Peru
  • Roman Catholicism in Peru
    • Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru
• Hinduism in Peru
• Islam in Peru
• Judaism in Peru
• Sikhism in Peru

Sports in Peru

• Football in Peru
  • Chile and Peru football rivalry
  • Football clubs in Peru
  • Football stadiums in Peru
  • Peru national football team
• Peru at the Olympics
• Tennis in Peru
  • Peru Davis Cup team
• Rugby union in Peru
• Surfing in Peru

Economy of Peru

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 54th (fifty-fourth)
• Agriculture in Peru
• Banking in Peru
  • National Bank of Peru
  • Central Reserve Bank of Peru
• Communications in Peru
  • Internet in Peru
  • Media in Peru
    • Newspapers in Peru
  • List of postal codes in Peru
  • Telephone numbers in Peru
• Companies of Peru
• Currency of Peru: Sol
  • ISO 4217: PEN
• Economic history of Peru
• Energy in Peru
  • Electric power in Peru
  • Energy policy of Peru
  • Oil industry in Peru
• Health care in Peru
  • HIV/AIDS in Peru
  • Hospitals in Peru
• Mining in Peru
• Peru Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Peru
• Transport in Peru
  • Airports in Peru
  • Rail transport in Peru
  • Roads in Peru
    • Highways in Peru
• Water resources management in Peru
  • Irrigation in Peru
  • Water supply and sanitation in Peru

Education in Peru

Peru

• Index of Peru-related articles
• Iperu, tourist information and assistance
• List of international rankings
• List of Peru-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of South America

Wikimedia Atlas of Peru

Government

• (in Spanish) Web portal of the Peruvian Government
• (in Spanish) Directory of Peruvian Government websites

General reference

• BBC country profile of Peru
• Peru. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• Encyclopædia Britannica entry on Peru
• Peru web directory Archived 2008-10-15 at the Wayback Machine

Other

• Peru travel guide from Wikivoyage