Factsheet : Rwanda

Official Title:
Republic of Rwanda

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General Information

Capital: Kigali
Population (million): 12.02
Total Area: 26,338km²
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 634.87 Franc (RWF) (2018- Annual average)
National Holiday: 1 July, Independence Day
Language(s): Kinyarwanda, English, French

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Political Information

Type of State:
Semi-Presidential Republic,

Type of Government:
Executive: The President is elected by popular vote for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term). The Prime Minister is appointed by the President. Legislative: Bicameral Parliament - Chamber of Deputies (80 members) and Senate (26 members)

Head of State:
President Paul Kagame

Head of Government:
Prime Minister Edouard Ngirente

Ministers:
Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: Richard Sezibera
Trade and Industry: Soraya Hakuziyaremye
Finance and Economic Planning: Dr Uzziel Ndagijimana

Main Political Parties:
Rwandan Patriotic Front (FPR), Social Democrat Party (PSD), Liberal Party (PL), Democratic Centrist Party (PDC), Democratic Ideal Party (PDI), Socialist Rwandan Party (PSR) and Democratic Union of the Rwandan People (UDPR).

Elections:
Last: 2017 (presidential); 2018 (legislative). Next: 2024 (presidential)

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Economic Information (2018)

Comparative figures

Type	Rwanda	Canada
GDP: ($ billion)	12.35	2,222.58
GDP per capita: ($)	1,027.71	60,078.85
GDP growth rate: (%)	8.57	1.83
Inflation: (%)	1.36	2.24
Unemployment: (%)	0	5.82

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Product Trade and Investment (2019)

Canadian exports to country: $11,443,272
Canadian imports from country: $3,598,334
FDI in Canada (2018) : $ million
CDI in country (2018): $ million

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Representation

Foreign Representation in Canada:
High Commissioner-designate Prosper Higiro

Canadian Representation Abroad:
High Commissioner Lisa Stadelbauer (Nairobi)

February 2020
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF

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