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| Country |
: |
Rwandese Republic |
| Capital |
: |
Kigali |
| Total Area |
: |
10,169.16 sq mi
26,338.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than
Maryland) |
| Population |
: |
7,312,756 (July 2001 est.)
note: estimates for this country
explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this
can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates,
lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population
by age and sex than would otherwise be expected |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
: |
8,905,995 |
| Languages |
: |
Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French
(official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial
centers |
| Literacy |
: |
48% total, 52% male, 45% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
: |
Roman Catholic 52.7%, Protestant 24%, Adventist 10.4%, Muslim
1.9%, indigenous beliefs and other 6.5% , none 4.5% (1996) |
| Life Expectancy |
: |
38.35 male, 39.65 female (2001 est.) |
| Government Type |
: |
Republic; presidential, multiparty system |
| Currency |
: |
1 Rwandan franc (RF) = 100 centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
: |
$900 (2000 est.) |
| Industry |
: |
cement, agricultural products, small-scale beverages, soap,
furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles, cigarettes |
| Agriculture |
: |
Coffee, tea, pyrethrum (insecticide made from chrysanthemums),
bananas, beans, sorghum, potatoes; livestock |
| Arable Land |
: |
35% |
| Natural Resources |
: |
Gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore),
methane, hydropower, arable land |
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