| Population :
| 7 954 013.
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 42,30%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 1 690 122.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 1 674 147.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 55%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 2 178 956.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 2 194 526.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 2,70%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 85 472.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 130 790.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 18.2 years .
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| Median age male :
| 18 years .
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| Median age female :
| 18.4 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 1.82% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 40.01 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 21.86 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.99 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.65 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 106.68 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 96.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 39.18 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 38.43 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 39.96 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 5.55 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 5.1% (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 250,000 (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| 22,000 (2003 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Rwandan(s) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Rwandan .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Hutu 84%, Tutsi 15%, Twa (Pygmoid) 1% .
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| Religions :
| Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001) .
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| Languages :
| Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 70,40%.
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| Literacy male :
| 76,30%.
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| Literacy female :
| 64.7% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| republic; presidential, multiparty system .
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| Independence :
| 1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 1 July (1962) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal adult .
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| Economy overview :
| Rwanda is a poor rural country with about 90% of the population engaged in (mainly subsistence) agriculture. It is the most densely populated country in Africa; landlocked with few natural resources and minimal industry. Primary foreign exchange earners a.
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| Population below poverty line :
| 60% (2001 est.) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| agriculture 90% .
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| Agriculture products :
| coffee, tea, pyrethrum (insecticide made from chrysanthemums), bananas, beans, sorghum, potatoes; livestock .
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| Industries :
| cement, agricultural products, small-scale beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles, cigarettes .
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| Exports commodities :
| coffee, tea, hides, tin ore .
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| Exports partners :
| Indonesia 38%, Germany 4.4%, China 3.8% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 1 July (1962) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 1 July (1962) .
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| Internet users :
| 25,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| .
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