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Capital Rwanda : |
Kigali .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Rwanda :
| Burundi 290 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 217 km, Tanzania 217 km, Uganda 169 km .
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| Climate Rwanda :
| temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible .
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| Life expectancy Rwanda :
| 39.18 years .
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| Fertility rate Rwanda :
| 5.55 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Rwanda :
| republic; presidential, multiparty system .
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| Population Rwanda :
| 7 954 013.
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| Area Total Rwanda :
| 26,338 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Rwanda :
| 23,200 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Rwanda :
| 134 000.
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| International Country Code Rwanda :
| 250.
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| Sex ratio total Rwanda :
| 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Rwanda ratio under 15 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Rwanda ratio 15 64 :
| 0.99 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Rwanda ratio 65 :
| 0.65 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Rwanda :
| $-163 million (2003) |
| HIV Rwanda :
| 5.1% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Rwanda :
| 60% (2001 est.) |
| Literacy Rwanda :
| 70,40% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Rwanda :
| 4,20% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Rwanda :
| 24.2% (1985) |
| Inflation Rwanda :
| 7.5% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Rwanda :
| NA |
| Internet Users Rwanda :
| 25,000 (2002) |
| Location Rwanda :
| Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Geographic Coordinates Rwanda :
| 2 00 S, 30 00 E |
| Religion Rwanda :
| Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001) |
| Administrative region Rwanda :
| 12 prefectures (in French - prefectures, singular - prefecture; in Kinyarwanda - plural - NA, singular - prefegitura); Butare, Byumba, Cyangugu, Gikongoro, Gisenyi, Gitarama, Kibungo, Kibuye, Kigali Rurale, Kigali-ville, Umutara, Ruhengeri |
| Terrain Rwanda :
| mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east |
| Elevation extremes lowest Rwanda :
| Rusizi River 950 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Rwanda :
| Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m |
| Natural resources Rwanda :
| gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land |
| Land use arable land Rwanda :
| 40,54% |
| Land use permanentcrops Rwanda :
| 12,16% |
| Irrigated land Rwanda :
| 40 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Rwanda :
| periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Environment current issues Rwanda :
| deforestation results from uncontrolled cutting of trees for fuel; overgrazing; soil exhaustion; soil erosion; widespread poaching |
| Geography note Rwanda :
| landlocked; most of the country is savanna grassland with the population predominantly rural |
| Rwanda :
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Divisions
Butare
Byumba
Cyangugu
Gikongoro
Gisenyi
Gitarama
Kibungo
Kibuye
Kigali Rurale
Kigali-ville
Umutara
Ruhengeri
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