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Rwanda

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Capital: Kigali

Government: Republic; Presidential, Multiparty System

Current President: Paul Kagame

Economy:

  • 90% of the population engaged in, mainly subsistence, agriculture and some mineral and agro-processing.
  • Tourism, minerals, coffee and tea are Rwanda’s main sources of foreign exchange.

Population: 10.9 million (UN 2011)

Land Size: 26,338 sq km (10,169 sq miles)

Major Ethic Groups:

  • Hutu (Bantu): 84%
  • Tutsi (Hamitic): 15%
  • Twa (Pygmy): 1%

Religions:

  • Roman Catholic: 56.5%
  • Protestant: 26%
  • Adventist: 11.1%
  • Muslim: 4.6%
  • Indigenous beliefs: 0.1%
  • None: 1.7%

Language(s):

  • Kinyarwanda (official, universal Bantu vernacular)
  • French (official)
  • English (official)
  • Kiswahili (Swahili, used in commercial centers)

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