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Table
of Contents
1. Introductory
remarks
2.
Executive
Summary
3.
Peru:
Statistical Country Profile
4.
The
European Observation Mission (EOM)
5.
The
Political Framework
6.
The
Legal Framework of Peruvian Elections
i)
The Constitutional and Legislative Framework
ii)
Electoral rights and discriminations
iii)
The Structure of the Electoral Administration
iv)
Procedural provisions for the elections
v)
Media Laws and Regulations
7.
The
Pre-Election Phases
i)
Performance and co-ordination of the Electoral Agencies
ii)
Registration of Parties and Candidates
iii)
Voter and Civic Education
iv)
Media and the Elections
v)
The Election Campaign
vi)
The electoral observation by the European
Union Mission
vii)
Domestic Observation of the Electoral Process
8.
The
Events of the Election Days
i)
General impressions
ii)
Polling organisation and closing procedures
iii)
Vote Tally and Tabulation
iv)
Summary of observations by EU teams on election days
9.
Election
results and the Post-Electoral phases
i)
Contestations and Appeals
ii)
The General Elections of 8 April and 3 June: Results
10.
Conclusions
and Recommendations
11.
Annexes
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3. Peru: Statistical Country Profile
Geography
Location: Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Chile and Ecuador.
Geographic co-ordinates: 10 00 S, 76 00 W.
Area: total: 1,285,220 sq. km.
Land boundaries: total: 5,536 km.
Borders with neighbouring countries: Bolivia 900 km, Brazil 1,560 km, Chile 160 km, Colombia 1,496 km (est.), Ecuador 1,420 km.
Coastline: 2,414 km.
Terrain: western coastal plain (costa), high and rugged Andes in centre (sierra) and south (Altiplano), eastern lowland jungle of ("ceja de la montaña") and Amazon Basin (selva).
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m; highest point: Nevado Huascarán 6,768 m.
Land use: arable land: 3%;
permanent crops: 0%;
permanent pastures: 21% ;
forests and woodland: 66%;
other: 10% (1993 est.).
Irrigated land: 12,800 sq. km (1993 est.).
Population
Total of inhabitants (July 2000 est.) : 27,012,899.
Registered voters:
2000: 14.567.467 M: 7.263.121 F: 7.304.346
2001: 14.906.233 M: 7.418.365 F: 7.487.868
Rural/urban population (in %):
1940: 64.8 rural 35.4 urban
2000: 27.7 rural 72.3 urban
Age structure (2000, est.):
0-14 years: 35% (male 4,776,074; female 4,628,899)
15-64 years: 61% (male 8,224,829; female 8,119,751)
65 years and over: 4% (male 579,465; female 683,881)
Population growth rate: 1.75% (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 40.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Net emigration rate: -1.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Ethnic groups: Amerindian 45%, mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 37%, white 15%, black, Japanese, Chinese, and other 3%
Religions: Roman Catholic 90%; growing number of evangelical free churches
Languages: Spanish (official at national level), Quechua, Aymara and other indigenous languages (official at regional level).
Literacy (age 15 and older):
total population: 88.7%; male: 94.5%; female: 83% (1995 est.)
Economy:
BIP growth (in real terms, %):
1997: 6.7; 1998: -0.4; 1999: 1.4; 2000: 4.
Agriculture: 13.6, PIB; industry: 22; mining: 8,5; construction: 8.9; trade: 14; other tertiary services: 33 (1999).
Foreign debt:
27,460bn USD (3.945 short term obligations);
public sector debt: 19,147bn USD (mid-2000)
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