_#Defense expenditures: $84 million, 1.4% of GDP (1988 est.) % @Peru *Geography #_Total area: 1,285,220 km2; land area: 1,280,000 km2

_#_Comparative area: slightly smaller than Alaska

_#_Land boundaries: 6,940 km total; Bolivia 900 km, Brazil 1,560 km, Chile 160 km, Colombia 2,900 km, Ecuador 1,420 km

_#_Coastline: 2,414 km

_#_Maritime claims:

Territorial sea: 200 nm

_#_Disputes: two sections of the boundary with Ecuador are in dispute

_#_Climate: varies from tropical in east to dry desert in west

_#_Terrain: western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in center (sierra), eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin (selva)

_#_Natural resources: copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash