Population 9,907,509: Hutu (Bantu) 84%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 15%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%

Capital City Kigali

Languages Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers
Official Currency Naira   

Religions Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)




Land


Land Area 24,950 sq km (9,633 sq miles) - slightly smaller than Maryland
Natural Resources: gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land
Terrain: mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east