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Country profile

Full Name:

Republic of Rwanda

Capital:

Kigali

Government:

Republic

President:

Paul Kagame

Prime Minister:

Bernard Makuza

Independence:

from Belgium, 1962

Area:

Total – 26,798 km² (10,169 square miles)

Water – 5.3%

Population:

7.6 million (2005)

Life expectancy:

42 years (men), 45 (women)

Population density:

320/ km², 829/square miles

Languages:

Kinyarwanda, French, English

GDP (2006 estimate):

Total - $13.7 billion

Per capita - $1,600

Major Religions:

Christianity, indigenous beliefs

Monetary unit:

Rwandan franc

Exchange rate (2006):

550 Rwandan francs per United States dollar

Main exports:

coffee, tea, hides, tin ore

Highest point:

Volcan Karisimbi (4,519 m)

Lowest point:

Ruzizi River (950 m)

These facts have been referenced from the CIA World Fact Book