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Sierra (Peru)

Geography of Peru
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Continent South America
Coordinates 10°00′S 76°00′W / 10.000°S 76.000°W / -10.000; -76.000
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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