Peru Practical Country Info
Time, road side, electricity, plugs, communications and standard country identifiers in one practical reference.
For Peru, civil time is represented by America/Lima, traffic keeps to the right side, the listed mains supply is 230 V, the international calling code is +51, and the country-code domain is .pe.
Peru time right now
Civil time reference
Peru is represented here using America/Lima.
Driving side
Right side traffic
Vehicles normally travel on the right side of the road in Peru.
Electrical system
Mains electricity
Plug and socket types
Type A
2 flat parallel pins
Type B
2 flat pins + round earth pin
Type C
2 round pins
How Peru is identified internationally
For Peru, measurement: This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units.
Peru practical data table
| Field | Peru | Authority / basis |
|---|---|---|
| Time zone | America/Lima | IANA |
| Driving side | Right side | Cited road convention |
| Mains voltage | 230 V | Cited electrical reference |
| Commercial frequency | 60 Hz | Cited electrical reference |
| Calling code | +51 | ITU |
| ccTLD | .pe | IANA Root Zone |
| ISO alpha-2 | PE | ISO 3166 |
| ISO alpha-3 | PER | ISO 3166 |
| ISO numeric | 604 | ISO 3166 |
| Measurement practice | This page uses SI (metric) units as the reference system for measurement comparisons. Everyday and sector-specific practice may also use other units. | Page methodology |
Sources & methodology
The source cards below document Peru's cited practical-data fields, including calling code +51, ccTLD .pe, time-zone reference America/Lima, and identify the authority used for each claim.