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Peru (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 10 00 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -10.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 076 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -76.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area was inhabited by 8000 BCE; advanced cultures existed by 13th century; seat of Incan empire established ca. 1230, conquest of neighbors began in 1438; Spanish arrived in 1524, invaded Incan area and killed king; area remained loyal to Spain into the 19th century; official languages are Spanish and Quechua, though Aymará is also spoken. |
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| Perú (preferred,C,V,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Perú (Quechuan-P,U,N)
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| Perú (Aymaran-P,U,N)
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| República del Perú (C,V,O,Spanish,U,N)
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| Peru (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Republic of Peru (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Pérou (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| République du Pérou (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Перу (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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| Республика Перу (C,O,Russian,U)
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| 秘鲁 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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| 秘鲁共和国 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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| بيرو (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً بيرو (C,O,Arabic,U)
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| PER (C,O,ISO3L)
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| PE (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO604 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| PE00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Peruvian (C,O,English,U,A)
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Peru (nation) (P) |
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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independence declared on July 28, 1821, was completely achieved in December 1842 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Lima .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, South America, Peru, Lima department) [7005821] |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1945 |
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