Rwanda
Official name: |
Rwanda |
Capital City: |
Kigali |
Current Local Time: |
| International Dialing Code: |
250 |
Population: |
6,853,359 (July 1996 |
Currency: |
1 Rwandan franc (RF) = 100 centimes |
Spoken Languages: |
Kinyarwanda (official), French (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, Feb 1, 21, Apr 7, 22, 25, May 1, 2, Jul 1, 4, Aug 15, Oct 1, Dec 25, 26 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: coffee 63%, tea, cassiterite, wolframite, pyrethrum |
Partners: Germany, Belgium, Italy, Uganda, UK, France, US Major Imports: |
Commodities: textiles, foodstuffs, machines and equipment, capital goods, steel, petroleum products, cement and construction material |
Partners: US, Belgium, Germany, Kenya, Japan Total Export: |
$52 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.) |
Total Import: |
$37 million (1994 est.) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$3.8 billion (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$400 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
60.5% |
Population Growth Rate: |
16.49% (1996 est.) |
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