Head of state: Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime minister: Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
Population
11,689,696
194,320
Life Expectancy
58.440 years
72.660 years
Capital City
Largest city
Kigali (population: 745,261)
Apia (population: 40,407)
Human Development Index
0.435
0.76
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
70.4%
99.7%
Corruption Perception Index
3
4.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
50.9%
8.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
republic; presidential, multiparty system
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
Religions
Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
Languages
Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers
Samoan (Polynesian), English
Exports
External Debt
Exchange Rate
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Area
26,338 km sq
2,831 km sq
Coastline
0 km
403 km
Climate
temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
