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Three equal, vertical bands of red (hoist side), white, and red with the coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a shield bearing a vicuna, cinchona tree (the source of quinine), and a yellow cornucopia spilling out gold coins, all framed by a green wreath.
 
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 Peru 
 Capital: 
Lima
 Administrative
 divisions: 
24 departments (departamentos, singular - departamento) and 1 constitutional province* (provincia constitucional): Amazonas, Ancash, Apurimac, Arequipa, Ayacucho, Cajamarca, Callao*, Cusco, Huancavelica, Huanuco, Ica, Junin, La Libertad, Lambayeque, Lima, Loreto, Madre de Dios, Moquegua, Pasco, Piura, Puno, San Martin, Tacna, Tumbes, and Ucayali.
The 1979 constitution mandated the creation of regions (regiones, singular - region) to function eventually as autonomous economic and administrative entities, so far, 12 regions have been constituted from 23 of the 24 departments - Amazonas (from Loreto), Andres Avelino Caceres (from Huanuco, Pasco, Junin), Arequipa (from Arequipa), Chavin (from Ancash), Grau (from Tumbes, Piura), Inca (from Cusco, Madre de Dios, Apurimac), La Libertad (from La Libertad), Los Libertadores-Huari (from Ica, Ayacucho, Huancavelica), Mariategui (from Moquegua, Tacna, Puno), Nor Oriental del Maranon (from Lambayeque, Cajamarca, Amazonas), San Martin (from San Martin), Ucayali (from Ucayali), formation of another region has been delayed by the reluctance of the constitutional province of Callao to merge with the department of Lima, because of inadequate funding from the central government and organizational and political difficulties, the regions have yet to assume major responsibilities, the 1993 constitution retains the regions but limits their authority, the 1993 constitution also reaffirms the roles of departmental and municipal governments.
 Population: 
27,949,639 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
Spanish (official), Quechua (official), Aymara
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
10° 00' S, 76° 00' W
 Area total: 
1,285,220 sq. km
 Land area: 
1.28 million sq. km
 Water area: 
5,220 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
5,536 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Bolivia 900 km, Brazil 1,560 km, Chile 160 km, Colombia 1,496 km (est.), Ecuador 1,420 km
 Coastline: 
2,414 km
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Pacific Ocean 0 m - Nevado Huascaran 6,768 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.pe
 Currency: 
nuevo sol (PEN)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Republic of Peru
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Peru
 Name - local
 long form: 
Republica del Peru
 Name - local
 short form: 
Peru
 Independence: 
28 July 1821 (from Spain)
 Constitution: 
31 December 1993
 Government
 type: 
constitutional republic
 National
 holiday: 
Independence Day, 28 July (1821)
 
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