HISPANIC COUNTRIES

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PERU

Capital: Lima

Population: 27 million

Area: 496,296 sq. mi. / 1,285,220 sq. km.

Ethnic Group: Mestizo, Indigenous, and Caucasian.

Religion: Roman Catholic

Government: Constitutional Republic

Currency: Nuevo Sol

Exports: gold, zinc, copper, fish and textiles.

ESPANA

Capital: Madrid

Population: 40 million

Area: 194,897 sq. mi. / 504, 782 sq. km.

Ethnic Groups: European

Religion: Roman Catholic

Government: Constitutional Republic

Currency: Euro

Exports: food, machinery, & motor vehicles.

URUGUAY

Capital: Montevideo

Population: 3.3 million

Area:68,039 sq. mi. / 176 220 sq. km.

Ethnic Groups: Caucasian

Religions: Roman Catholic & Protestant

Government: Constitutional Republic

Currency: Peso Uruguayo

Exports: foods, vehicles, meat, rice & timber.