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 | RWANDAgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Rwanda |
| country code ISO: RW //; - FIPS: RW |
| location: Central East Africa |
| time zone: +2 UT |
| surface (land) area: 26338 sq.km = 10169 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 1° S / South: 3° S / East: 31° E / West: 29° E |
| borders (land): Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Congo Kinshasa |
| borders (coastline): no sea coast, Lac Kivu is a water border |
| climate: tropical, tempered by altitude |
| Government |
| independent since: 1962-07-01 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Kigali |
| administrative division: prefegitura = préfecture (12) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1991): 7164,994 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 7229,129; or: 8508,000 /-; 2001: 7312,756; or: 7949,000 |
| population density: 275 per sq.km = 711 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3% //; - doubling time: 44 years |
| birth rate: 34 - 39 per 1000 |
| death rate: 21 - 23 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 6 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 210 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 120 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 39 years (male: 38; female: 40) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 46% //; - 15-59 years: 49% //; - 60+ years: 5% |
| urbanisation: 6% //; - urbanisation growth: 6% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Hutu (Bahutu) 80%; Tutsi (Watusi) 19%; Twa (Pygmoid) 1% |
| languages: KinyaRwanda, French, English (all official) |
| religious affiliation: Roman Catholic 44 - 65%; Muslim 1 - 9%; African protestants 9%; traditional animists 25% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2035 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 41% |
| people per physician: 25000-73000 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 70% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 20% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: <1% |
| adult literacy: 60% (male: 70%; female: 52%) [later total figure found: 67%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Rwanda franc = 100 centimes |
| annual inflation rate: 15% |
| population below poverty line: 51% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 200 per capita |
| GNI USD 230 per capita //; - [ppp: 930] |
| GDP growth: -2% |
| income: USD 260 per capita |
| import: USD 291 per capita //; - export: USD 132 per capita |
| trade: USD 70 per capita //; - or 15% of GDP |
| trade partners: BE KY JP NL DE GB BR TZ US |
| human development index: 0,395 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 152 |
| female labour force: 49% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,002 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 47% //; - grass land: 19% //; - wooded area: 22% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 93% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 38% |
| agricultural products: |
| agricultural products: plantains, roots & tubers, cereals, coffee, tea, tobacco, pyrethrum, bananas |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 732 / goats: 750 / pigs: 177 / poultry: 1090 / sheep: 254 |
| industry: labour force: 3% //; - part of industry in GDP: 22% |
| industrial products: cement, sugar, beer, textiles |
| mining products: tin (cassiterite), tungsten (wolframite), gold, columbo-tantalite, beryl, methane |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,1 |
| services: labour force: 4% //; - part of services in GDP: 40% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 34 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): 102 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 13173 - 14900 km //; - of which paved: 8 - 10% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 1 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km on rivers; only: Lac Kivu |
| ownership telephone: 2 - 2,5 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 54 - 101 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 0,1 - 1,7 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 0,1 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 7400000 |
| personal computers: per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Karisimbi 4507 m (volcano), Karonje 2955 |
| lowest point: Lac Kivu (?) 1460 m |
| lakes (natural): Lac Kivu, Burera, Ruhondo, Rweru, Ihema, Hago, Kivumba, Nasho, Mpanga, and others |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none, or unknown |
| lakes (deepest): Lac Kivu (?) |
| rivers: Nyabarongo, Mukungwa |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| due to the civil war and riots reliable figures are hard to obtain |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
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