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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

Peru officially the Republic of Peru (Spanish: Republica del Peru) is a nation in South America. It has a population of 28.7 million and an area size of 28 million sq km.^[1] Peru has borders with Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia.^[2] The capital city of Peru is Lima, which has a population of 5,681,941.^[3]