Passport card
Republic of Peru
Peru
- Capital
- Lima
- Continent
- South America
- Currency
- Sol
- Languages
- Spanish, Quechua and Aymara
- People
- About 3.4 crore
- Size
- About 12.9 lakh km²
- Leader
- President Keiko Fujimori
- Declared independence
- 28 July 1821
- Time
- 10½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 am in Lima
⭐ Paddington Bear comes from "darkest Peru", home of the spectacled bear!
Your Peru stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Peru
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Peru
Turn the globe with your finger. Peru has 5 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Peru and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is almost 3 times the size of Peru.
- PeopleIndia has about 43 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 3.4 crore in Peru.
- DistanceLima is about 16,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimePeru is 10½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 1:30 am in Lima.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Peru, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Peru
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Peru's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Peru back on the map
Peru and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 6 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Peru worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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