(WIPO code: PE) (last revised January 2024)
by BARLAW - Barrera & Asociados and H A PUYO PATENTS & TRADEMARKS, Lima
Peru
General Information
Area
1,285,216 sq. km.
Population
33,788,589 (2023).
Capital
Lima, with 9.943 million inhabitants (2023).
Principal port
Callao.
Official languages
Spanish, Quechua and Aymara.
Currency
Sol (PEN).
Imports
Refined petroleum, crude petroleum, cars, broadcasting equipment, and delivery trucks. The main origins of its imports are China, United States, Brazil, Mexico and Chile.
Exports
Copper ore, gold, refined petroleum, zinc ore, and refined copper. The main destinations of exports are China, United States, India, South Korea, and Japan.
General Remarks
Peru borders Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador by land and Costa Rica by sea. The country is going through a modernization stage, which implies a great effort and extensive changes. Poverty and unemployment levels have fallen dramatically in the last decade, and today Peru boasts one of the best performing economies in Latin America.