Republic of Peru

National motto: Sign and happy by the union
Anthem: "We are free, let us remain so forever"
Official languages: Spanish, Quechua, Aymara
Government: Constitutional republic, President Alan García Pérez, Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo
GDP: (PPP) 2005 estimate, Total $167.21 billion (50th), Per capita $5,983 (97th)
HDI: (2003) 0.762 (medium) (79th)
Currency: Nuevo Sol (PEN)
Time zone: (UTC-5)
ISO Codigo: 604 PER PE
Member of: CSN, ONU, OEA, APEC, CAN, Mercosur, BID, FLAR, CAF

The Republic of Peru is a presidencialist and decentralized unitary State (although not very practiced), organized in function to the Political Constitution ratified by a popular referendum made the 31 of October of 1993 Takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Peru is both head of state and head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Congress. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.

Government

The House of Pizarro, better well-known as Palace of Government of the Per. Executive authority is exerted in three levels:

National government, exerted by the President of the Republic for period of five years 2006-2011, the position to Alan Garcia Perez add trusted him, member of Peruvian the Aprista Party. In the Chief of State the national defense resides exclusively, carried out by the Armed Forces. In he himself level, is the Cabinet, whose members are named by the President, being present Prime minister, Jorge Of the Castle. In order to coordinate his to drive, the Per is subdivided in departments (24) previously directed by the Prefectures, today suppressed.

Regional government, who corresponds to the Regional Governments (GR.). Since, at the present time, Peru is in a rationalization process, not yet they have constituted no region, but that the regional governments work with the departments like jurisdiction. Like exceptions, the province of Lima has a special regime, the province of the Callao has an own regional government and the rest of provinces of the department of Lima.

Local government, who corresponds to the provincial municipalities (195) and distritales (1828) of the country other one.

Legislative

The Legislative Palace, host of the Congress of the Repúblic. to be able legislative resides in the Congress of the Republic, that represents the pluralist opinion of the nation and consists of a unique camera of 120 members chosen by the democratic vote, for a period of five years. At the moment the President of the Congress is Mercedes Cabanillas Bustamante, member of Peruvian and representing the Aprista Party of Lima. Nevertheless, the faculty to interpret the Constitution in specific matters also resides in the Constitutional Court, who is made up of seven members chosen by the Congress of the Republic, by a period of five years.

Justice

The Palace of Justice, seat of the Supreme Court of the Perú.El To be able Judicial is constituted by a hierarchic organization of institutions, that according to the Constitution and the laws exert the power to administer justice, that emanates of the town. These are:

- The Supreme Court - The superior Rooms in the seat of each judicial Districtt (with seat in Lima). - The Judges of first instance in each province. - The Judges of peace in each distric Elections The republican is representative, sign constitution, proud its authorities are chosen by its citizens. These elections are regulated by institutions autnomas that conform the Electoral System. The Electoral System is conformed by the following organizations: - National Jury of Elections -JNE - National Office of Electoral Procceses-ONPE - National registry of Identification and Civil State - RENIEC Other independent institutions control and supervise state driving with the purpose of avoiding the excesses. These are the Constitutional Court, the National Council of the Magistrate, the Public Ministry, the General Contraloria,the Republic and the Defense of the town. Politics Alan García Pérez (2006-2011) Alan García Pérez is the present President of the Republic from the 28 of 2006 July. Jorge Of Castillo Gálvez is present Prime minister of the Republic, member of the Aprista Party. Mercedes Cabanillas is the President of the Congress of the Republic, member of the pro-government and representing large stone bench by Lima.

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Ranking of production

Nevertheless, in spite of correctly not being exploded, Peru is located, in agroindustria, like the first fish world-wide flour producer, first world-wide producer of asparagus, first world-wide producer of paprika, second world-wide producer of artichokes, sixth world-wide producer of coffee; in mining like the second world-wide producer of silver, fourth world-wide producer of copper, zinc and lead, fifth world-wide producer of gold, besides to count on great deposits of iron, tin, manganese; in addition to petroleum and gas. It is in addition, the first alpaca world-wide wool producer, and the most important exporter of textile articles of cotton in Latin America and by its natural wealth in an excellent place for the development of the industry of the polmeros at world-wide level. Peru in the concert of the new world-wide economy with the creation of the richest area economically for the 2007 area of the Asia-Pacific will constitute an investment of economic growth that next to the Peruvian comparative advantages will be a pole of development for the pick up of investments fortifying and increasing their rising middle-class and therefore elevating its level of rent per capita of the population. Peru is in a stage of economic growth and it is expected the light in the agreements and treaties signed in areas of free commerce, it is constituted like one of the more attractive countries of South America to develop businesses.

One of the economic activities of recent operation and great potential is the operation of the forest resources of Peru (cedar, rivets and mahogany, mainly) contributes great amount of income for the population of the forest. One hopes that the deforestation is controlled with great investments in reforestation for which the Inrena (organism of the Peruvian State) is working to give the necessary norms, and to control these projects generating important currency sources for the country.

Gas of Camisea

After more than 20 years of to be discovered, the located natural gas deposit in Camisea, Department of the Cusco, began to be operated and its production will be destined mainly to the internal consumption and the sold Peruvian mountain range and the excess to the outside. This gas of Camisea has arrived at Lima in August of 2004. His first export is predicted for year 2008.