Present Day Peru

Present Day Peru

Present day Peru has become a significant role model to many Latin American countries. Not only has Peru virtually become the most dominant country of Central and Latin America, but a leader of success in one of the most underdeveloped regions of the world. Culture is and always has been a value above most to the Peruvian people. Ethnic makeup of the Peruvian people varies between regions in the country of 29.5 million people. The ethnic makeup consist of Amerindian at 45%, Mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) at 37%, white 15%, and other 3%. The religious makeup of the country is predominately Roman Catholic at 81.3%. Other religions are evangelical (12.5%), other (3.3%), and unspecified or none (2.9%). Peru also has three official languages of the country. The official languages are Spanish (84.1%), Quechua (13%), and Aymara (1.7%). Other languages include a minor percentage of native Amazonian languages and also Ashaninka. The literacy rate, which is defined by the number of people over the age of 15 that are able to read and write, includes about 92.9% of the population. According to a 2007 census, about 96.4% of the male population are literate, but only about 89.4% of the population of woman are literate.

Lead by President Ollanta Humala, the country is led by a unitary state and a constitutional republic. Also, the Peruvian people for many years have been highly collectivist with a score of 16 on the collectivism versus individualism scale. With a unitary form of government, Peru has a relatively stable political and economic system. Annual growth of GDP, a growing infrastructure, and poverty reduction have all led to stable Peru. According to a 2011 study, GDP growth had risen to 6.9%, and mining investments rose over 67%. Furthermore, Peru has a target of 20.5 billion US dollars investment into the infrastructure of the country over the next five years. The investments include 7,000 kilometers