Peru is 36% larger than British Columbia (Canada).
Area: 1,285,216 km2 World Factbook
Population: 30,147,935 (July 2014) World Factbook
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the west by the Pacific Ocean. Wikipedia
British Columbia, also commonly referred to by its initials BC, is a province located on the west coast of Canada. British Columbia is also a component of the Pacific Northwest, along with the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. Wikipedia