Peru

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2. The Incas were the main tribal prescence in Peru. 3. Spain was the prime european country colonized which colonized in Peru. 4. Absolute independence from Spain was gained in 1824. 5. There is 45% Amerindian (or American-Indian), 37% Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and White), 15% White, 3% Black, Japanese, Chinese, and other. 6. The infant mortality rate in Peru is 29.96 deaths per 1,000 live births. 7. The official language of Peru is Spanish. There are also a large number of native speaking people. 8. 87.7% of people in Peru can read and write. 9. Peru is involved in trading with the (in order from most influencial) US, China, Canada, Chile, Japan, and least with Switzerland. 10. Peru's GNI is 113th best at 2,610, compared to the United States 7th best at 43,740

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