Interesting facts about Rwanda Is a great opportunity to learn more about East Africa. A presidential republic with a multi-party system operates here. After the genocide of 1994, the economy of the state fell into decay, but today it is gradually developing due to agricultural activities.
So, here are the most interesting facts about the Republic of Rwanda.
- Rwanda gained independence from Belgium in 1962.
- In 1994, genocide began in Rwanda - the massacre of Rwandan Tutsis by local Hutu, carried out by order of the Hutu authorities. According to various estimates, the genocide caused the death of 500,000 to 1 million people. The number of victims amounted to 20% of the total population of the state.
- Did you know that the Tutsi people are considered the tallest people on earth?
- The official languages in Rwanda are Kinyarwanda, English and French.
- Rwanda, as a state, was founded by dividing the UN Trust Territory Rwanda-Urundi into 2 independent republics - Rwanda and Burundi (see interesting facts about Burundi).
- Some sources of the Nile are located in Rwanda.
- Rwanda is an agricultural country. Curiously, 9 out of 10 local residents work in the agricultural sector.
- There is no railway and subway in the republic. Moreover, trams don't even run here.
- An interesting fact is that Rwanda is one of the few African countries that do not experience water shortages. It rains quite often here.
- The average Rwandan woman gives birth to at least 5 children.
- Bananas in Rwanda play one of the most important roles in the agricultural sector. They are not only eaten and exported, but also used to make alcoholic beverages.
- In Rwanda, there is an active struggle for equality between men and women. This has led to the fact that today the fairer sex predominates in the Rwandan parliament.
- The local lake Kivu is considered the only one in Africa (see interesting facts about Africa), where crocodiles do not live.
- The republic's motto is “Unity, Work, Love, Country”.
- Since 2008, Rwanda has banned single-use plastic bags, which are subject to heavy fines.
- Life expectancy in Rwanda is 49 years for men and 52 years for women.
- It is not customary to eat in public places here, as it is considered something indecent.
