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Rwandaat a Glance

LocationCentral Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Population8,440,820

Population Growth Rate2.43%

ReligionsRoman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7%

LanguagesKinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers

Literacy
definition:  age 15 and over can read and write
total population:  70.4%
male: 76.3%
female:  64.7% (2003 est.)

Related Resources
CIA Factbook-Rwanda