Peru
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| Population |
28.7 m (2007) |
| Languages |
Spanish, Quechua, Aymara, and a large number of minor Amazonian languages |
| Religion |
Roman Catholic 81%, Adventists 1.4%, Other Christian 0.7%, Other 0.6%, None or Unspecified 16.3% (2003) |
| Literacy |
87.7% (2004) |
| Life expectancy |
70.14 years (2007) |
| % below poverty line |
54% (2003) |
In Peru poverty is heavily concentrated in rural areas, where more than two-thirds of the population is poor.There is also poverty in urban areas: in Lima over 60 per cent of people live in slums where unemployment and malnutrition are rife. Children are the most vulnerable of all: more than 6.5 million children live below poverty line.
Compassion’s ministry in Peru began in 1985. There are now nearly 40,000 children assisted through church-based projects.
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