C 1, independents 4,
other 1 (January 1992)
Chamber of Deputies:
last held 8 April 1990 dissolved on 5 April 1992; because of suspension of
constitutional role, next election not yet scheduled; results - percent of
vote by party NA; seats - (180 total) FREDEMO 62, APRA 53, Change 90 32, IU
16, IS 4, FNTC 3, other 10; note - as a result of the dissolution of FREDEMO
and defections and expulsions from the various parties, the seats have been
reallocated: APRA 53, AP 25, Change 90 25, PPC 23, IU 16, ML 7, FIM 3, IS 4,
FNTC 3, independents 15, other 4, and 2 currently nonvoting deputies
Communists:
Peruvian Communist Party-Unity (PCP-U), 2,000; other minor Communist parties
Other political or pressure groups:
leftist guerrilla groups:
Shining Path, Abimael GUZMAN; Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, Nestor
SERPA and Victor POLAY
Member of:
AG, CCC, ECLAC, FAO, G-11, G-19, G-24, G-77, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,
ICFTU, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC,
IOM, ISO, ITU, LAES, LAIA, LORCS, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, PCA, RG, UN, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNIDO, UNIIMOG, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representation:
Ambassador vacant; Chancery at 1700 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20036; telephone (202) 833-9860 through 9869); Peruvian Consulates General
are located in Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Paterson (New
Jersey), San Francisco, and San Juan (Puerto Rico)
US:
Ambassador Anthony C. E. QUAINTON; Embassy at the corner of Avenida Inca
Garcilaso de la Vega and Avenida Espana, Lima (mailing address is P. O. Box
1991, Lima 1, or APO AA 34031); telephone [51] (14) 33-8000; FAX [51] (14)
316682
Flag:
three equal, vertical bands of red (hoist side), white, and red with the
coat of arms centered in the white band; the coat of arms features a shield
bearing a llama, cinchona tree (the source of quinine), and a yellow
cornucopia spilling out gold coins, all framed by a green wreath

:Peru Economy

Overview:
The Peruvian economy is becoming increasingly market oriented, with a large
dose of government ownership remaining in mining, energy, and banking. In
the 1980s the economy suffered from hyperinflation, declining per capita
output, and mounting external debt. Peru was shut off from IMF and World
Bank support in the mid-1980s because of