On Peru

OVERVIEW

Official Name: Republic of Peru
Capital: Lima
Type of Government: Constitutional Republic
Head of State: President Alan GARCÍA Pérez
Head of Government: President Alan GARCÍA Pérez
Foreign Minister: José Antonio GARCÍA Belaunde
Population: 29,180,899 (July 2008 estimate)
Land Area: 1.28 million sq. km
Gross Domestic Product (GDP):
Purchasing power parity (PPP): $219 billion (2007 estimate)
Per capita PPP: $7,800 (2007 estimate)
Government Website: www.presidencia.gob.pe
Ambassador to the U.S.: Felipe ORTÍZ de Zevallos
Washington Embassy Address:
1700 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20036
Deputy Chief of Mission (in Washington): Manuel TALAVERA
Washington Embassy Website: www.peruvianembassy.us
U.S. Ambassador to Peru: P. Michael McKINLEY
U.S. Embassy Website in Peru: lima.usembassy.gov

Source: CIA World Factbook.