Rwanda

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Rwanda
By Cadet Garcia
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slightly smaller than Maryland

• total 26,338 sq km land 24,948 sq km water
  1,390 sq km

total 893 km border countries Burundi 290 km,
Democratic Republic of the Congo 217 km, Tanzania
217 km, Uganda 169 km
Land Locked
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Population8,648,248
Language Kinyarwanda (official)
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Natural resources
gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten
ore), methane, hydropower, arable land
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Climate
temperate two rainy seasons (February to April,
November to January) mild in mountains with
frost and snow possible
mostly grassy uplands and hills relief is
mountainous with altitude declining from west to
east
Terrain
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Government type
republic presidential, multiparty system
Capital
Kigali
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Flag description
This is the new flag of Rwanda, effective
1-Jan-2002. The new flag has a golden sun with 24
rays on a field of green, yellow and blue. The
red and black colors of the old flag were
replaced by sky blue, with the yellow rays of the
sun shining down from the top right-hand corner.
Unlike the old Rwanda flag, this flag has no red,
with its connotations of blood spilt, nor black
with its symbolism of gloom and mourning.
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Industries
cement, agricultural products, small-scale
beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods,
textiles, cigarettes
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Currency Rwandan franc
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