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LanguagesLanguages Spoken: Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers.

ReligionReligions: Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7%

People and CulturePeople and Culture: The Hutus comprise nearly 90% of Rwanda's population. They were originally Bantu-speaking farmers subject to Tutsi rule. The Tutsis were originally nomads who settled in Rwanda in the 16th century, and were supported by the Belgians in the early twentieth century. A third tribe, the Twa Pygmies, the original inhabitants of Rwanda, make up the remaining 1% of the population. Kinyarwanda is the language most widely spoken here, as well as some English and French.

A resident or national of Rwanda is called "Rwandan". The Term used to describe things from here is "Rwandan". For example, "Rwandan food".

Tipping and BargainingTipping and Bargaining: Tipping is permitted

Restaurants: 10%
*Porters: 1 US dollar per bag
Taxi: 10%

* Try to use local currency. Foreign coins cannot be exchanged and will be useless to the person receiving them. Foreign paper money requires a trip to the bank for exchange. However paper US dollars are accepted almost universally.

FoodFood: Ethnic regional staples include tilapia (Nile perch) or the ubiquitous wat-fish, meat or vegetable stew in red pepper sauce and served with injera, a kind of bread employed as an eating utensil on which the stews are served. It soaks up the juices and is eaten at the end of the meal. The local alcohol is konyagi and it could be responsible for intense hangovers that plague the over-indulgent! South African or European wines and the locally favoured Primus and Mulzig beers are good alternatives. Thanks to the numbers of NGOs in the country, continental cuisine is also available.
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