الأساسيات

Question 1

Motto

Answer 1

“Firme y feliz por la unión” (Spanish)

“Firm and Happy for the Union”

Question 2

Ethnic groups (2013(

Answer 2

45% Amerindian
37% Mestizo
15% White
2% others[1]

Question 3

Government

• President

Answer 3

Unitary presidential constitutional republic

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

Question 4

Independence from the Kingdom of Spain

Answer 4

• Declared 28 July 1821
• Consolidated 9 December 1824
• Recognized 14 August 1879

Question 5

Area

Water (%)

Answer 5

Total 1,285,216 km2 (20th)

0.41 ٪

Question 6

Population

Density

Answer 6

• 2015 estimate 31,151,643
• 2007 census 28,220,764
• Density 23/km2

Question 7

GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
• Per capita

Answer 7

GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total $409.853 billion
• Per capita $13,018

Question 8

one of the oldest civilization in the world

Answer 8

the Norte Chico civilization in Caral,

Question 9

the largest state in Pre-Columbian America

Answer 9

the Inca

Question 10

what the spanish did ?

Answer 10

the region in the 16th century and established a Viceroyalty with its capital in Lima, which included most of its South American colonies

Question 11

what the battle that ensured Peru independence ?

Answer 11

Peru gained its independence, which was formally proclaimed in 1821. After the battle of Ayacucho, three years after proclamation, Peru ensured its independence

Question 12

What happened between achieving independence and the war of the Pacific

Answer 12

After achieving independence, the country remained in recession and kept a low military profile until an economic rise based on the extraction of raw and maritime materials struck the country, which ended shortly before the war of the Pacific

Question 13

What kind of republic is Peru and how many regions ?

Answer 13

Peru is a representative democratic republic divided into 25 regions

Question 14

How much is the poverty level in Peru ?

Answer 14

with a high Human Development Index score and a poverty level around 25.8 percent.

Question 15

what is the main economic activities of Peru ?

Answer 15

Its main economic activities include mining, manufacturing, agriculture and fishing.

Question 16

Why Peru is the name of the country ?

Answer 16

the name of the country may be derived from Birú, the name of a local ruler who lived near the Bay of San Miguel, Panama, in the early 16th century.[9] When his possessions were visited by Spanish explorers in 1522, they were the southernmost part of the New World yet known to Europeans.[10] Thus, when Francisco Pizarro explored the regions farther south, they came to be designated Birú or Perú

Question 17

What is less known story of the name Peru ?

Answer 17

the name Birú was that of a common Indian happened upon by the crew of a ship on an exploratory mission for governor Pedro Arias de Ávila, and went on to relate more instances of misunderstandings due to the lack of a common language

Question 18

What is the legal story of the name Peru ?

Answer 18

The Spanish Crown gave the name legal status with the 1529 Capitulación de Toledo, which designated the newly encountered Inca Empire as the province of Peru.[13] Under Spanish rule, the country adopted the denomination Viceroyalty of Peru, which became Republic of Peru after independence.