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Peru

Pe·ru [ pə r ] 

1. 
country in western South America, bordered by Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, and the Pacific Ocean. It is the third largest country in South America.
Languages: Spanish.
Currency: nuevo sol.
Capital: Lima.
Population: 28,409,897 (2003).
Area: 1,285,216 sq km (496,225 sq mi.) 
Official name  Republic of Peru


2. 
city in north central Indiana, on the Wabash River, southwest of Fort Wayne and north of Kokomo.
Population: 12,915 (2002 estimate).
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