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  1. Date of Independence: July 1, 1962 (from a United Nations trusteeship under Belgian administration) 
  2. Date of Current Constitution: May 5, 1995
  3. Population: 8,154,933 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 10,169 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Kigali
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Natural Resources: gold, tin, tungsten, natural gas, hydroelectric power
  8. Main Industries: mining, tin, cement, food processing, beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles, tobacco
  9. Agriculture: coffee, tea, chrysanthemums (used in insecticides), bananas, beans, sorghum (grain), potatoes, livestock
  10. Currency: franc 
  11. GDP: $5.5 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $690 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: Kinyarwanda (official), French (official), Swahili
  14. Religions: Christianity (Roman Catholicism, Protestant denominations), traditional African belief systems, Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 61%
  16. Life Expectancy:    41 years (male)
  17.                 42 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 39 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 20 deaths per 1,000 population