Rwanda
- Full name: Republic of Rwanda
- Population: 8.6 million
- Capital: Kigali
- Area: 26,338 sq km (10,169 sq miles), approx. the size of Maryland
- Major languages: Kinyarwanda (official), French (official), English (official), Swahili
- Major religions: Roman Catholic 57%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7%
- Monetary unit: 1 Rwandan franc = 100 centimes
- Independence: 1962
- People: Ethnic Groups: Hutu 84%, Tutsi 15%, Twa (Pygmoid) 1%
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
BBC Country Profile:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/country_profiles/1070265.stm
CIA World Factbook:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/rw.html
NEWS SOURCES
IRIN News:
http://www.irinnews.org/
Topix.net:
http://www.topix.net/world/rwanda