Profile of Rwanda
CAPITAL: Kigali
CURRENCY: Franc (FRW)
CLIMATE: The high altitude of Rwanda provides the country with a pleasant tropical highland climate, with a mean daily temperature range of less than 2°C. Temperatures vary considerably from region to region because of the variations in altitude. At Kigali, on the central plateau, the average temperature is 21°C. Rainfall is heaviest in the southwest and lightest in the east. A long rainy season lasts from February to May and a short one from November through December. At Gisovu, in the west, near Kibuye, annual rainfall averages 160 cm at Gabiro, in the northeast, 78 cm; and at Butare, in the south, 115 cm.
AIRPORTS: Butare Airport, Cyangugu Airport, Gabiro Airport, Gisenyi Airport, Kigali Airport, Nemba Airport, Ruhengeri Airport.
LANGUAGE: Kinyarwanda, French, English.
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