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"Unity, Work, Patriotism" |
Repubulika y'u Rwanda
République du Rwanda
Republic of Rwanda
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Motto
Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu
"Unity, Work, Patriotism" |
Anthem
Rwanda nziza
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Capital
(and largest city) |
Kigali
1°57′S, 30°4′E |
| Official languages |
Kinyarwanda, French, English |
| Government |
Republic |
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President |
Paul Kagame |
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Prime Minister |
Bernard Makuza |
| Independence |
from Belgium |
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Date |
July 1, 1962 |
| Area |
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Total |
26,798 km² (147th)
10,169 sq mi |
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Water (%) |
5.3 |
| Population |
| - |
July 2005 estimate |
7.6 million (86th) |
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2002 census |
8,128,553 |
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Density |
320 /km² (27th)
829 /sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2005 estimate |
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Total |
$11.24 billion (130th) |
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Per capita |
$1,300 (160th) |
| HDI (2004) |
▬0.450 (low) (158th) |
| Currency |
Rwandan franc (RWF) |
| Time zone |
CAT (UTC+2) |
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Summer (DST) |
not observed (UTC+2) |
| Internet TLD |
.rw |
| Calling code |
+250 |
| 1 Estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected. |
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"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)|
| United States of America |
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Motto
"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional) |
Anthem
'The Star-Spangled Banner'
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| Capital |
Washington, D.C.
38°53′N, 77°02′W |
| National language |
English (de facto)1 |
| Government |
Federal constitutional republic |
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President |
George W. Bush (R) |
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Vice President |
Dick Cheney (R) |
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Speaker of The House |
Nancy Pelosi (D) |
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Chief Justice |
John Roberts |
| Independence |
from Great Britain |
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Declared |
July 4, 1776 |
| Area |
| - |
Total |
9,631,420 km² (3rd2)
3,718,695 sq mi |
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Water (%) |
4.87 |
| Population |
| - |
2008 estimate |
304,267,000[1] (3rd) |
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2000 census |
281,421,906 |
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Density |
31 /km² (172nd)
80 /sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2005 estimate |
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Total |
$12,229,276 [2] (1st) |
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Per capita |
$43,444 (4th) |
| GDP (nominal) |
2005 estimate |
| - |
Total |
$13,244,550 [3] (1st) |
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Per capita |
$44,190 (9th) |
| Gini? (2000) |
40.8 (medium) |
| HDI (2004) |
▲ 0.948 (high) (8th) |
| Currency |
United States dollar ($) (USD) |
| Time zone |
(UTC-5 to -10) |
| - |
Summer (DST) |
(UTC-4 to -10) |
| Internet TLD |
.us .gov .edu .mil |
| Calling code |
+1 |
| 1 |
English is also the de facto language of American government; Spanish is the second most common. English, Spanish, French, Carolinian, Chamorro, Hawaiian and Samoan are officially recognized by various states and territories. |
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Sometimes listed as fourth largest in area; the rank is disputed with China (PRC). |
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