Submitted by btrouilleux on Thu, 2009-07-02 11:38
Flag: 
Geo Shape: 
Rwanda
Geo Shape Med: 
Rwanda
Regions: 
Sub-Saharan Africa
Map: 
Country ISO Code: 
RW
Statistics
Capital: 
Kigali
Population: 
10,473,282
Median Age: 
18.7 years
Life Expectancy: 
50.52 years
Population Growth Rate: 
2.782% (2009 est.)
Urban Population: 
18% of total population (2008)
Human Development Index (HDI): 
0,435
Government Type: 
republic; presidential, multiparty system
Media Overview
Radio Broadcast Stations: 
AM 0, FM 10 (two main FM programs are broadcast through a system of repeaters; international FM programming includes the BBC, VOA, and Deutchewelle) (2007)
Telephone - Main lines in use: 
23,100 (2007)
Telephone - Mobile cellular: 
635,100 (2007)
Tv Broadcast Stations: 
2 (2004)
Internet Hosts: 
2,363 (2008)
Internet Users: 
100,000 (2007)
Internet Code: 
.rw
[Country Name] and Internews (Title): 
Rwanda and Internews