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Definition: Peru from Collins English Dictionary

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1 a republic in W South America, on the Pacific: the centre of the great Inca Empire when conquered by the Spanish in 1532; gained independence in 1824 by defeating Spanish forces with armies led by San Martín and Bolívar; consists of a coastal desert, rising to the Andes; an important exporter of minerals and a major fishing nation. Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara. Official religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: nuevo sol. Capital: Lima. Pop: 29 849 303 (2013 est). Area: 1 285 215 sq km (496 222 sq miles)


Peru

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Country in South America, on the Pacific, bounded north by Ecuador and Colombia, east by Brazil and Bolivia, and south by Chile. Government Peru is a multiparty democracy, with a presidential executive. The 1993 constitution provides for a president, as head of state and head of government, elected by universal suffrage for a five-year term, renewable once (but not consecutively), and a single-chamber legislature, the 130-member national congress (Congreso), similarly elected by proportional representation from a single national list of candidates for the same length of term. The president appoints a council of ministers, or cabinet, and a prime minister, and has the power to veto legislation. Voting is compulsory for citizens aged 18 to 70 years old. History The Chimu culture flourished from about 1200 and was gradually superseded by the Inca empire, building on 800 years of Andean civilization and covering a large part of South America. Civil war had weakened the Incas when the…
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
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The Republic of Peru lies in the tropics in W South America. A narrow coastal plain borders the Pacific Ocean in the west. Inland are ranges of the Andes Mountains, which rise to 6,768m [22,205ft] at Mount Huascarán, an extinct volcano. The Andes also contain active volcanoes, windswept plateaux, …
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From Encyclopedia of Intelligence & Counterintelligence
Throughout the 20th century, various authoritarian regimes in Peru have relied on their intelligence services to discredit political opponents. At the same time, Peru generally has not utilized its intelligence services to carry out kidnappings and killings on a large scale, as has been the case in…
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From The Edinburgh International Encyclopaedia of Psychoanalysis
The first reference to psychoanalysis in Peru is found in a thesis submitted in 1914. The following year the psychiatrist Honorio Delgado published an article on the new discipline in the major newspaper of the time and in 1919 he published the first book on the subject in Spanish. Freud mentioned…
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Four hundred years ago, Peru was the centre of the great Inca Empire that stretched the length of South America. Descendants of the Incas still continue their traditional way of life in the Andes Mountains, and make up about half of Peru’s population. In recent years, unemployment, poverty, and…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
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POPULATION 27,949,639 ROMAN CATHOLIC 81.3 percent PROTESTANT (ANGLICAN, METHODIST, EVANGELICAL CHRISTIAN) 12.5 percent OTHER 3.3 percent NOTAFFILIATED 2.9 percent Introduction An overwhelmingly Catholic country, Peru is located on the east coast of the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Colombia and…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
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Republic of Peru Political Status: Independent republic proclaimed 1821; military rule imposed on October 3, 1968; constitutional government restored on July 28, 1980; national emergency declared in wake of army-backed “presidential coup” on April 5, 1992; present constitution effective from…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
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Republic of Peru República del Perú Political Status: Independent republic proclaimed 1821; military rule imposed on October 3, 1968; constitutional government restored on July 28, 1980; national emergency declared in wake of army-backed “presidential coup” on April 5, 1992; present constitution…
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From Encyclopedia of Free Blacks and People of Color in the Americas
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Peru is located on the Pacific coast of South America south of Ecuador and north of Chile and Bolivia. Brazil is to the east. The country is located along the Andes Mountain chain, and most of the population lives in the high mountain plateaus and valleys. The eastern region of the country is…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Country, western South America. Area: 496,225 sq mi (1,285,216 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 31,489,000. Capital: Lima . Almost half of the people are Quechua ; nearly one-third are mestizo s; and most of the remainder are Aymara and people of European ancestry. Languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara…
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From Chambers Dictionary of World History
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A republic on the west coast of South America, bounded to the north by Ecuador; to the north-east by Colombia; to the east by Brazil and Bolivia; and to the south by Chile. Peru had a highly developed Inca civilization in the 15c. The Spanish arrived in 1531, and the Viceroyalty of Peru was…
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