| Country (long form) |
Rwandese Republic |
| Capital |
Kigali |
| Total Area |
10,169.16 sq mi
26,338.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Maryland) |
| Population |
7,229,129 (July 2000 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
8,905,995 |
| Languages |
Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers |
| Literacy |
60.5% total, 69.8% male, 51.6% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 65%, Protestant 9%, Muslim 1%, indigenous beliefs and other 25% |
| Life Expectancy |
38.58 male, 40.13 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Rwandan franc (RF) = 100 centimes |
| GDP (per capita) |
$720 (1999 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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