Geography (Peru)
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     Total area:
         1,285,220 km2
     Land area:
         1,280,000 km2
     Comparative area:
         slightly smaller than Alaska
     Land boundaries:
         6,940 km total; Bolivia 900 km, Brazil 1,560 km, Chile 160 km, Colombia
         2,900 km, Ecuador 1,420 km
     Coastline:
         2,414 km
     Maritime claims:
       Territorial sea:
         200 nm
     Disputes:
         three sections of the boundary with Ecuador are in dispute
     Climate:
         varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west
     Terrain:
         western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra),
         eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva)
     Natural resources:
         copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate,
         potash
     Land use:
         arable land 3%; permanent crops NEGL%; meadows and pastures 21%; forest and
         woodland 55%; other 21%; includes irrigated 1%
     Environment:
         subject to earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, mild volcanic activity;
         deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; desertification; air pollution in
         Lima
     Note:
         shares control of Lago Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake, with
         Bolivia