Official Name: Republic of Peru Capital: Lima(Current local time) Government Type: Constitutional republic Chief of State: Alan Garcia Perez, President Population: 28,674,757 Area: 1,285,220 sq km Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, and a large number of Amazonian languages Literacy: Total Population: 87.7% Male: 93.5%; Female: 82.1% GDP Per Capita: $6,600 Year of Independence: 28 July 1821 Web site: http://www.peru.gob.pe/