Country of Peru

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Peru, officially the Republic of Peru is a country in western South America. It is bordered to the north by Ecuador and Colombia, to the east by Brazil, to the southeast by Bolivia to the south by Chile, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country, with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west, to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country, to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River. Peru has a population of over 33 million, and it's capitial and largest city is Lima. At 1,285,216 km2(496,225 sq mi), Peru is the 19th largest country in the world, and third largest in South America.