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Rwanda is located in the central part of the African continent, sharing its western border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, its northern border with Uganda, its eastern border with Tanzania, and its southern border with Burundi. The capital city is Kigali.
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  • Population: 8,440,820
  • Land Area: 24,948 sq km
  • Capital City: Kigali
  • Languages: English(official),  French(official),  Swahili,  Kinyarwanda(official)
  • Religions: 4.6% Muslim, 56.5% Roman Catholic, 26% Protestant, 1.7% none, 0.1% indigenous beliefs and other, 11.1% Adventist
  • Government: republic
  • Date of independence: 7/1/1962
  • GDP: $10.43 billion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


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