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Communications of Rwanda

Telephones - main lines in use:22,000 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular:290,000 (2005)
Telephone system:general assessment: telephone system primarily serves business and government
domestic: the capital, Kigali, is connected to the centers of the provinces by microwave radio relay and, recently, by cellular telephone service; much of the network depends on wire and HF radiotelephone
international: country code - 250; international connections employ microwave radio relay to neighboring countries and satellite communications to more distant countries; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean) in Kigali (includes telex and telefax service)
Radio broadcast stations:AM 0, FM 8 (two main FM programs are broadcast through a system of repeaters, three international FM programs include the BBC, VOA, and Deutchewelle), shortwave 1 (2005)
Radios:601,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations:2 (2004)
Televisions:NA; probably less than 1,000 (1997)
Internet country code:.rw
Internet hosts:1,590 (2006)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs):2 (2002)
Internet users:38,000 (2005)

Rwanda Quickstats

  • Population: 9,907,509
  • Area: 26,338 sq km
  • Density: 320 /km² (27th)
  • GDP (total): $11.24 billion (130th)
  • GDP (per capita): $1,300 (160th)
  • Literacy: 70.4%

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  • Currency: Rwandan franc (RWF)
  • Dial code: +250

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