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Country Profile: Rwanda

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Region: Africa

Capital: Kigali

Population: 14,327,380

Area Total: 26,340

Area Land: 24,950

Climate: Temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible.
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Butara 89,600 2020
Gitarama 87,613 2020
Kigali 745,261 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Africa
Population: 14,327,380
Area Total: 26,340km2
Area Land: 24,950km2
Coast Line: 0km
Capital: Kigali
Climate: Temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible.
Languages: Kinyarwanda
French
Kiswahili used in commercial centers
Currency: 1 Rwandan franc (RF$) = 100 centimes
Holiday: Independence Day is 1 July (1962), Kamarampaka Day is 25 September (1961)


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 66.50°F
July: °C / 65.70°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 46.9"


Boundaries
Burundi 290 km
Congo (DRC) 217 km
Tanzania 217 km
Uganda 169 km


Ethnic Divisions
Hutu 84.00%
Tutsi 12.00%
Twa (pygmoid) 3.00%
Other 1.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 65.00%
indigenous beliefs and other 25.00%
Protestant 9.00%
Muslim 1.00%

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