I did a project on Peru and it is a very beautiful country. FACTS. Capital City Lima , population 3.38 million 2013 , the comparable US State size is twice the size of Texas , it borders with Ecuador Colombia Brazil Bolivia Chile in the Pacific Ocean , an interesting fact is Peru is slightly smaller than Alaska, major exports are gold and copper , the currency there is sol, $1 in the United States of America is equal to 3.31 sol, life expectancy is 74.52 - 2013 , literacy rate is 89.6 , the current president slash leader is Ollanta Moises Humala Tasso, favorite sports or soccer and volleyball , major religions is Roman Catholic and other Christian faith.