Rwanda is a landlocked East African country with a green, mountainous landscape. Its renowned Volcanoes National Park is home to mountain gorillas and golden monkeys. The park encompasses 4,507m-tall Mt. Karisimbi and 4 other forested volcanoes. In the southwest is Nyungwe National Park, with ancient montane rainforest that's a habitat for chimpanzees and other primates.
Languages: Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers
Ethnic Groups: Hutu (Bantu) 84%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 15%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%
Belief Systems: Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7%
Demographics:
Population: 12 million people (World Rank: 74th) (2014 estimate)
Population Density: 1255 people/mi^2 (People per Square Mile) (World Rank: 25th) (2014 estimate)
Population Growth: 2.99 %/yr (World Rank: 17th) (2013 estimate)
Life Expectancy: 64.1 years (World Rank: 183rd) (2013 estimate)
Median Age: 17.8 years (World Rank: 180th) (2010 estimate)
Sites for More Information:
Map of Rwanda
Worldatlas.com
Country Profile for Rwanda
United Nations
Rwanda
Wikipedia.org
Current News in Rwanda
AllAfrica.com
Rwanda - Facts and Information 1
United Nations Economic Commision for
Africa African Information Society Initiative
Rwanda - Facts and Information 2
Encyclopedia.com
Rwanda - Facts and Information 3
World Factbook
Culture and Tourism:
Traveling to Rwanda 1
Africaguide.com
Travel Guide for Rwanda
Wikitravel.org
Language Resources:
Learn French Online 2
Mylanguages.org
French language, alphabet, and pronunciation
Omniglot.com
French Language Games
Digitaldialects.com
Kinyarwanda alphabet, pronunciation. and language
Omniglot.com
English to Kinyarwanda Dictionary
Government Related:
Embassy of Rwanda
in Washington D.C.
