_#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