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The Republic of Peru, formerly the most important of the Spanish vice-royalties in South America, declared its independence on 28 July 1821 ; but it was not till after a war, protracted till 1824, that the country gained its actual freedom.
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The official gazette is El Peruano, Lima.
Anario Estadislico del Perú. Annual.—Boletin de Estadistica Peruana. Quarterly.— Demarcation Politico del Peru. (Direction Nacional de Estadística), Lima
Esladística del Comercio Exterior (Superintendencia de Aduanas). Lima
Banco Central de Reserva. Monthly Bulletin.—Renta Nacional del Perú. Annual, Lima
Ministerio de Fomento Lima publishes separate annual statistics on the mining and petroleum industries and on general industry; the wool textile and cotton textile industries, the Peruvian Chamber of Commerce furnish annual studies.
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Paxton, J. (1985). Peru. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271142_130
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