FACTS & FIGURES:

 

Population: Approximately 11.4 million; young and predominantly rural with a density among the highest in Africa; form three groups (Hutu, Tutsi and Twa) that are classified as social groups rather than tribes

Languages: Kinyarwanda, French and English

Size: 6,338 sqkm / 10,169 sqmi

Bordering countries: Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo

Capital: Kigali

Currency: Rwandan franc (RWF)

Time zone: Central Africa Time (CAT)

Climate: Temperate, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons every year

President: Paul Kagame

GDP: Total $13,109 billion / Per capita $1,284