Rwanda Republika y'u Rwanda

Capital Kigali Area 10,169 sq mi 26,338 sq km Population 7,810,056 est 2003 Largest city Kigali pop. 298,100 Languages Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers Peoples Hutu 84%, Tutsi 15%, Twa (Pygmoid) 1% Religion Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Islam 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001) Life Expectancy total population: 39.18 years male: 38.43 years female: 39.96 years (2004 est.) Literacy total population: 70.4% male: 76.3% female: 64.7% (2003 est.)) Suffrage 18 years of age; universal Government Republic; presidential, multiparty system back to Africa Map