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The capital city of Peru
Lima
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Ethnic groups of Peru
Amerindian 45%
mestizo 37%
white 15%
black
Japanese
Chinese
and other 3%
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Independence of Peru
28 July 1821
National Holiday : Independence Day, 28 July
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Energy generated from Peru
Fossil fuels 60%
Nuclear fuels 0%
Hydroelectricity 39%
Other renewable sources 0%
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Age structure of Peru
0-14-years 27.3%
15-24-years 19.2%
25-54-years 39.4%
55-64-years 6.9%
65-years-and-over 6.7%
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Languages of Peru
Spanish (official) 84.1%
Quechua (official) 13%
Aymara (official) 1.7%
Ashaninka 0.3%
other native languages 0.7%
other 0.2%
