Thursday, July 1, 2010

Rwanda

A little bit about the country i will be travelling to - source Wikipedia.
Republic of Rwanda
Repubulika y'u Rwanda
République du Rwanda
Flag Emblem

Anthem: "Rwanda nziza"
Capital
(and largest city)
Kigali
1°56.633′S 30°3.567′E / 1.943883°S 30.05945°E / -1.943883; 30.05945
Official language(s) Kinyarwanda, French, English
Vernacular language Swahili
Demonym Rwandan, Rwandese
Government Republic
- President Paul Kagame
- Prime Minister Bernard Makuza
Independence from Belgium
- Date July 1, 1962
Area
- Total 26,338 km2 (147th)
10,169 sq mi
- Water (%) 5.3
Population
- January 2010 estimate 10,746,311[1] (80th)
- 2010 census 11,395,210[2]
- Density 401.4/km2 (29th)
1,029.9/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2009 estimate
- Total $11.260 billion[3]
- Per capita $1,148[3]


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