Capital: Lima
Population (million): 30.474
Total Area: 1,285,216km²
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 2.6 Nuevo sol (PEN)(2012)
National Holiday: July 28 (1821 Independence Day)
Language(s): Spanish, Quechua, Aymara

Type of State:
Republic (25 regions and 1 province)

Type of Government:
Unicameral 130-member Congress, President and Congress elected for 5-year term

Head of State:
President Ollanta Humala (Gana Perú)

Head of Government:
President Ollanta Humala (Gana Perú)

Ministers:
PM: Juan Federico Jiménez Mayor
External Relations: Rafael Roncagliolo
Energy and Mines: Jorge Merino Tafur

Main Political Parties:
Gana Perú, Fuerza Popular, Perú Posible, Alianza para el Gran Cambio, Solidaridad Nacional, APRA, Alianza Parlamentaria

Elections:
Last: first round in April 2011, second round (presidential) in June 2011

Please note that the economic statistics reflect Canadian dollars and the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the statistic is currently unavailable.

Canadian exports to country: $536,175,483
Canadian imports from country: $3,683,505,783
FDI in Canada: (2011) $ million
CDI in Peru: (2011) $6908 million

Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador José Antonio BELLINA Acevedo

Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Patricia Fortier