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Peruat a Glance

LocationWestern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador

Population27,925,628

Population Growth Rate1.36%

ReligionsRoman Catholic 81%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.4%, other Christian 0.7%, other 0.6%, unspecified or none 16.3%

LanguagesSpanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  87.7%
male: 93.5%
female:  82.1% (2004 est.)