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Rwanda
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Capital:
Kigali
Government:
Unitary Semi-Presidential Republic
Current Head of Government:
Paul Kagame
Economy:
- 90% of the population engaged in, mainly subsistence, agriculture and some mineral and agro-processing.
- Tourism, minerals, coffee and tea are Rwanda’s main sources of foreign exchange.
Population:
12,943,132 (July 2021 est.)
Land Size:
26,338 sq km (10,169 sq miles)
Major Ethnic Groups:
- Hutu: 84%
- Tutsi: 15%
- Twa: 1%
Religions:
- Roman Catholicism: 56.5%
- Protestantism: 26.0%
- Adventism: 11.1%
- Islam: 4.6%
- Indigenous beliefs: 0.1%
- None: 1.7%
Languages(s):
- Kinyarwanda (official, universal)
- French (official)
- English (official)
- Kiswahili (Swahili, used in commercial centers)