Geography of Peru
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| Continent | South America |
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| Coordinates | 10°00′S 76°00′W / 10.000°S 76.000°W |
| Area | Ranked 20th |
| • Total | 1,285,215.6 km2 (496,224.5 sq mi) |
| • Land | 99.6% |
| • Water | 0.4% |
| Coastline | 2,414 km (1,500 mi) |
| Borders |
Total land borders: 7,461 km Bolivia: 1,075 km Brazil: 2,995 km Chile: 171 km Colombia: 1,800 km Ecuador: 1,420 km |
| Highest point |
Huascarán Sur, 6,768 metres (22,205 ft) |
| Lowest point |
Bayóvar Depression, −34 metres (−112 ft) |
| Largest lake | Lake Titicaca |
Peru is a country on the central western coast of South America facing the Pacific Ocean.
Area:
land: 1,279,999 km²
water: 5,220 km²
Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)
territorial sea: 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi)
Land use:
arable land: 3%
permanent crops: 0.5%
permanent pastures: 21%
forests and woodland: 66%
other: 9.5% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 12,800 km² (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, landslides, mild volcanic activity
Environment - current issues: deforestation (some the result of illegal logging); overgrazing of the slopes of the coast and sierra leading to soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in Lima; pollution of rivers and coastal waters from municipal and mining wastes
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Antarctic Treaty, , Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-
Geography - note: shares control of Lake Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake, with Bolivia
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