South America · South AmericaPE · +51
Country profile / PE
Peru
Republic of Peru
Locally: Piruw · Perú
Capital
Lima
Region
South America
ISO
PE
Local time in Peru
live · IANALima
America/Lima
Reference ledger
CapitalLimaAdministrative seat
LanguagesAymara, Quechua, Spanish3 listed
CurrenciesPeruvian sol1 listed
Time zonesAmerica/Lima1 IANA identifier
Area1,285,216 km²Ranked 21 of 241 by area
Dialing+51International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 92% of places in this atlas.
At 1,285,216 km², Peru ranks 21 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#21by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
5Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code PE is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +51 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as America/Lima should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOPE
Borders5
Time zones1