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About
Rwanda: |
 | Location: Africa
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Kigali
Population: 8,057,000 (prior to Civil War)
Area: 26,340 km2
Currency: 1 Rwanda franc = 100 centimes
Languages: French, Kinyarwanda, Swahili
Religions: Animist, Roman Catholic |
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Rwanda: a republic in central Africa: part of German East Africa from 1899 until 1917, when Belgium took over the administration; became a republic in 1961 after a Hutu revolt against the Tutsi (1959); fighting between the ethnic groups broke out repeatedly after independence, culminating in the genocide of Tutsis by Hutus in 1994. Official languages: Rwanda, French, and English. Religion: Roman Catholic, African Protestant, Muslim, and animist. Currency: Rwanda franc. Capital: Kigali. Pop.: 8 481 000 (2004 est.). Area: 26 338 sq. km (10 169 sq. miles) Former name (until 1962): Ruanda |
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