Peru
South America · South America
Key facts
- Capital
- Lima
- Region
- South America
- Subregion
- South America
- Population (2025)
- 34.6 million (34,576,665) · rank 48 of 193
- Area (2023)
- 1,285,216 km² · rank 19 of 193
- People per km²
- 27 (calculated from the two figures above)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (2025, 2023), CC BY 4.0. data.worldbank.org
Test yourself
The first question is always Peru, then four more countries of the same region.
Unfolding the map…
Neighbours on the map
Countries whose outline shares a border with Peru in the map data: 5.
- Bolivia capitals 1,480 km apart
- Brazil capitals 3,170 km apart
- Chile capitals 2,460 km apart
- Colombia capitals 1,880 km apart
- Ecuador capitals 1,330 km apart
Based on the Natural Earth 1:110m outlines. The 29 states drawn as dots are not counted as neighbours.
The flag
Flags with a similar colour layout, used as wrong options on Hard: France, Mexico, Canada, Tunisia.
In the quizzes
The levels on which Peru is asked in each selection:
| Selection | Map | Flag | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium |
| South America | Easy · Medium · Hard | Easy · Medium · Hard | Easy · Medium · Hard |
| Giants by area | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium |
In four languages
| Country | Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Peru | Lima |
| Italiano | Perù | Lima |
| Magyar | Peru | Lima |
| Suomi | Peru | Lima |