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country statistics

PERU COUNTRY STATISTICS
Borders:Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador
Population:28.4 million
Population growth rate:1.32%  
Economy
GDP (ppp):$79.96 billion
External debt:$29.5 billion
Workforce
Agriculture:9%
Industry:18%
Services:63%
Health
Life expectancy:69.84 years
Infant mortality:30.94/1000 live births
HIV/AIDS
Prevalence:0.5%
People living with HIV/AIDS :82,000
Deaths:4,200
Education
Literacy rate - total:87.7%
Literacy rate - male:93.5%
Literacy rate - female:82.1%
Development ranking
Human development index country ranking:79 out of 177
Source: UNDP Human Development Report 2005 and Economic Intelligence Unit 2006.  

 

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