Flag of Peru

The Peruvian flag is a vertical bicolour triband. The used colors in the flag are red, white. The proportion of the Peruvian flag is 2:3. The Flag of Peru was adopted in 1825. The first use of the current flag design was in 1822.

Flag of Peru

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Flag proportion

32
Ratio 2:3

History

  • First flag usage: 1822
  • Adoption current flag: 1825
  • Last change flag: -

Flag colors

Red
White

About Peru

Population

31 036 656

Surface

496 225 sq mi
1 285 216 km2

Population density

63 sq mi
24 km2

Country information

Country: Peru
Continent: South America
Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Capital: Lima
Government: Unitary presidential constitutional republic
Border length: 3 440 miles / 5 536 km
Neighbouring countries
Bolivia: 559 miles 900 km
Brazil: 1 miles 1 km
Chile: 99 miles 160 km
Colombia: 1 miles 1 km
Ecuador: 1 miles 1 km

The Peruvian flag is the flag of the country named Peru. Peru is located in continental South America. Peru has 5 neighbouring countries. The total length of land borders of Peru is 3 440 mi/ 5 536 km. Peru border neighbours and border lengths are: Bolivia: 900 km, Brazil: 1 560 km, Chile: 160 km, Colombia: 1 496 km, Ecuador: 1 420 km.

31 036 656 people are living in Peru, a country stretching over 496 225 sq mi/ 1 285 216 km² (0.41% water). The population density in Peru is of 63 per sq mi/ 24 people per km². The official language of Peru is Spanish,, Quechua, Aymara. The capital city of Peru is Lima. Peru is a Unitary presidential constitutional republic.

The currency in Peru is the Peruvian nuevo sol S/. (PEN). UTC (standard time) in Peru is UTC-05:00 and UTC-05:00 in summer. Peru has the unique two-letter country code, PE (also Internet top-level domain), its three-letter country code is PER, and its three-digit country code is 604. The calling code for Peru is +51.

Water

0.41%

Currency

Peruvian nuevo sol S/. (PEN)

Timezones

CET: UTC-05:00
CEST: UTC-05:00

Codes

Internet TLD: PE
Three-letter country code: PER
Three-digit country code: 604
Calling code: +51