Location : western south america. bordering the south pacific ocean. between chile and ecuador Geographic Coordinates
: 10 00 s. 76 00 w Map Reference : south america Area :
total: 1.285.220 sq km land: 1.28 million sq km water: 5.220 sq km Area Comparative: slightly smaller than alaska
Peru More Facts
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
: 193 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: 2.89% permanent crops: 0.4% other: 96.71% (2001) Irrigated Lands
: 11.950 sq km (1998 est.)
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Natural Resources, Peru Irrigated Lands, Peru Area Comparative, Peru Climate
