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LOCATION: |
Africa & The Middle East |
GOVERNMENT: |
Republic; Presidential, Multiparty System |
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers. |
MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7%. |
MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Hutu (Bantu) 84%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 15%, Twa (Pygmy) 1%. |
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