Ruanda

Exact population: 8,648,248 note: 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 (July 2006 est.)
Literacy: Total population: 70.4%; male: 76.3%; female: 64.7%
Ethnicities: Hutu 84%, Tutsi 15%, Twa (Pygmoid) 1%
Land boundaries: Total: 893 km; border countries: Burundi 290 km, Democratic Republic of the Congo 217 km, Tanzania 217 km, Uganda 169 km
Terrain: Mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east
Extremes: Lowest point: Rusizi River 950 m; highest point: Volcan Karisimbi 4,519 m
Imports: Kenya 24.4%, Germany 7.4%, Belgium 6.6%, Uganda 6.3%, France 5.1% (2004)
Exports: Indonesia 64.2%, China 3.6%, Germany 2.7% (2004)
Industries: Cement, agricultural products, small-scale beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles, cigarettes

Source: CIA World Factbook