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Rwanda


Map of Rwanda
Courtesy of Mbende
For information and history on the Rwandese flag, click here

Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 26,340 sq.km.~
Population (1998): 6,528,000*
Population density: 247.8 sq. km.
Urban population (1980/1997): 4.0/5.8*
Population growth (1975-1997/1997-2015): 1.4/3.2¬
Life expectancy (1975-80/1995-2000): 45.0/42.1**
Fertility rate (1980/1996): 8.3/6.1*
Capital: Kigali
Largest city/population (1991): Kigali/237,000~
Gross National Product (1997): $1.7 billions*
GNP per capita (1997): $210*
Human Development Index rank/value (1999): 164/0.379¬
* = World Bank 1999
** World Resources Institute 1998
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
¬ = Human Development Report 1999
n.a. = Information not available at present



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