 Rwanda
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
2 00 S, 30 00 E |
| Area |
total: 26,338 sq km land: 24,948 sq km water: 1,390 sq km |
| Climate |
temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible |
| Terrain |
mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east |
| Population |
9,907,509 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 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers |
| Imports |
foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material |
| Exports |
coffee, tea, hides, tin ore |
| Hazards |
periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Resources |
gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land |
| Geography |
landlocked; most of the country is savanna grassland with the population predominantly rural |
| Nationality |
noun: Rwandan(s) adjective: Rwandan |
| Capital |
name: Kigali geographic coordinates: 1 57 S, 30 04 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.rw |
| Internet Users |
38,000 (2005) |
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