Rwanda
Position: Central-Eastern Africa
Position: Central-Eastern Africa
| International name: | Rwanda |
| Local name: | Rwanda |
| AREA ................................................ | 26.338 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 7.954.013 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 302,0 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Kigali |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001) |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Rwandan franc (RWF) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 1263 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,314 (158th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Rusizi River 950 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Volcan Karisimbi 4519 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .rw |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +250 |
Central-Eastern Africa country
| Kigali | 23/11/2024 | 00:59 | ( GMT+2 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook