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Position Photo City Region Population 2017 1: Lima: Lima: 9,562,280 2: Arequipa: Arequipa: 1,008,290 3: Trujillo: La Libertad: 919,899 4: Chiclayo: Lambayeque: 552,508
The Political Constitution of Peru ( Spanish: Constitución Política del Perú) is the supreme law of Peru. The current constitution, enacted on 31 December 1993, is Peru's fifth in the 20th century and replaced the 1979 Constitution. [1] The Constitution was drafted by the Democratic Constituent Congress that was convened by President Alberto ...
Peru. / 12.0433°S 77.0283°W / -12.0433; -77.0283. Peru, [ e] officially the Republic of Peru, [ f] is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean.
v. t. e. The Republic of Peru is a unitary state with a multi-party semi-presidential system. The current government was established by the 1993 Constitution of Peru. The government is composed of three branches, being executive, judicial, and legislative branches.
Coat of arms of Peru. The Coat of arms ( Escudo de armas) as used in the National flag. When used on the National Flag, the Coat of arms ( Escudo de armas) is surrounded by a wreath of palm branch one on the left and a laurel one on the right tied by a red and white ribbon. The Coat of arms of Peru is the national symbolic emblem of Peru.
Puno. Tacna. Tumbes. SanMartín. Ucayali. Clickable map of the departments of Peru. According to the Organic Law of Regional Governments, the regions ( Spanish: regiones) are, with the departments, the first-level administrative subdivisions of Peru. Since its 1821 independence, Peru had been divided into departments ( departamentos) but faced ...
As of 2021, Peru has 13 sites on the World Heritage List. The first sites within Peru were inscribed on the list at the 7th Session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Florence, Italy in 1983: "City of Cusco" and the "Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu". [ 3] Nine sites are listed as cultural sites, two as natural, and two as mixed ...
The Congress of the Republic of Peru (Spanish: Congreso de la República) is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru.Due to broadly interpreted impeachment wording in the Constitution of Peru, the President of Peru can be removed by Congress without cause, effectively making the legislature more powerful than the executive branch.