Peru: flag, capital & map
Get to know Peru, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Lima
- Region
- South America
- Subregion
- South America
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 34,576,665
- Area
- 1,285,216 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- Aymara, Quechua, Spanish
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Peruvian Sol (PEN)
Lima is Peru’s capital. Peru stretches from the Pacific coast across the Andes into the Amazon basin.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Peru
The flag of Peru is composed of three equal vertical bands of red, white and red, with the national emblem centered in the white band.
Where it is
Peru is grouped in South America, within Roam’s South America region. Its land-border list includes 5 countries in this atlas: Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Peru has a recorded area of 1,285,216 square kilometres. Among the 12 countries assigned to South America in this dataset, it ranks 3 by area, from largest to smallest. Argentina is immediately above it in that ordering, at 2,780,400 km². Colombia is immediately below it, at 1,141,748 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 34,576,665 people for Peru in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 27 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are Aymara, Quechua, and Spanish. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Peruvian Sol (PEN). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Peru?
Reveal answer
Lima. Lima is Peru’s capital. Peru stretches from the Pacific coast across the Andes into the Amazon basin.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Peru?
Reveal answer
The flag of Peru is composed of three equal vertical bands of red, white and red, with the national emblem centered in the white band.
Which land neighbours of Peru are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador. The source classifies Peru as not landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Peru?
Reveal answer
Aymara, Quechua, and Spanish. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Peru.
Which currency codes are listed for Peru?
Reveal answer
Peruvian Sol (PEN). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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