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The list below shows testing regions, fees and dates as of February 15, 2019, but availability may change when you register. Fees are shown in US$ and are subject to change without notice.
| Region | Testing Format | Fee | Test Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kigali | TOEFL iBT | $190 $190 $190 $190 $190 $190 $190 $190 $190 $190 $190 $190 $190 $190 $190 |
Sat., Feb 16, 2019 Sat., Feb 23, 2019 Fri., Mar 08, 2019 Sat., Mar 16, 2019 Sat., Mar 30, 2019 Fri., Apr 05, 2019 Sat., Apr 13, 2019 Sat., May 04, 2019 Fri., May 10, 2019 Sat., May 18, 2019 Sat., Jun 01, 2019 Sat., Jun 15, 2019 Sat., Jun 29, 2019 Fri., Jul 12, 2019 Sat., Jul 13, 2019 |
Rwanda Overview
Rwanda is a state in East Africa. The capital is called Kigali. With an area about the size of Belgium, Rwanda is one of the smallest and at the same time most densely populated countries in Africa. The land has no direct access to the sea. In the west is the great Kiwu Lake. In the north-west lies the Virunga Volcanoes. Most of the country consists of a hilly plateau with rather cool temperatures.
The population essentially consists of three groups that have mixed with one another today: the Hutu, the majority of the population who traditionally exclusively engage in agriculture, the Tutsi, who were mainly cattle breeders, and the Twa mountain people, who lived from gathering and hunting. The common language is Kinyaruanda, the largest religion Christianity. 40% of the people live in absolute poverty in rural areas, where they provide for themselves with agricultural income. Important export goods are coffee and tea, as well as the mineral mining products kasserite and coltan. One source of income is gorilla and wildlife tourism.
The population groups in the Kingdom of Rwanda from the 15th century until the colonial era have the same language, the same social structures and the same cultural background. Only the German and Belgian colonial rulers from the 1890s onwards assigned ethnic characteristics to the Hutu and Tutsi groups. A Tutsi was a person who was rich in cattle. In 1962 the country became independent. The Hutu assumed political leadership. In 1994, centuries of tension between Hutu and Tutsi culminated in genocide in which around 1 million Tutsi and moderate Hutu were killed. The UN blue helmets stationed in the region to monitor peace were prohibited from intervening with weapons in the conflict. After that, Rwanda reorganized itself as a state. With the first free elections in 2003, the country stabilized politically and economically. Important social tasks are the coming to terms with the genocide and the sustainable reconciliation of the Hutu and Tutsi.
Country facts
- Official name: Republic of Rwanda
- Vehicle registration number: RWA
- ISO-3166: RW, RWA (646)
- Internet domain:.rw
- Currency: 1 Rwanda Franc (F.Rw) = 100 Centimes
- Area: 26,340 km²
- Population (2018): 12.3 million
- Capital: Kigali
- Official language (s): Kinyaruanda, French, English
- Form of government: Presidential republic in the Commonwealth
- Administrative division: 4 provinces and capital district
- Head of State: President Paul Kagame (since April 22, 2000)
- Head of Government: Édouard Ngirente (since August 30, 2017)
- Religion (s) (2012): 49.5% Protestants, 43.7% Catholics, Muslims, followers of traditional African religions
- Time zone: Central European Time +1 hours
- National holiday: July 1st
Location and infrastructure
- Location (geographical): East Africa
- Position (coordinates): between 1 ° and 2 ° 50 ‘south latitude and 28 ° 50’ and 31 ° east longitude
- Climate: Tropical highland climate
- Highest mountain: Karisimbi (4,507 m)
- Road network (2012): 1 207 km (paved)
Population
- Annual population growth (2018): 2.3%
- Birth rate (2018): 29.8 per 1000 residents.
- Death rate (2018): 6.3 per 1000 residents.
- Average age (2018): 19.2 years
- Average life expectancy (2018): 64.5 years (women 66.5; men 62.6)
- Age structure (2018): 41% younger than 15 years, 2.5% older than 65 years
- Literacy rate (15-year-olds and older) (2015): 70.5%
- Mobile phone contracts (pre-paid and post-paid) (2017): 72 per 100 residents
- Internet users (2016): 20 per 100 residents
Economy
- GDP per capita (2017): US $ 772
- Total GDP (2017): US $ 9.1 billion
- GNI per capita (2018): US $ 780
- Education expenditure (2016): 3.5% of GDP
- Military expenditure (2016): 1.2% of GDP
- Unemployment rate (2017): 1.3%
Climate
The humid tropical climate, moderate due to the altitude, has two rainy seasons (March – May, October – November) and a very pronounced dry season (June – August). The precipitation, 800–1,000 mm in the east of the country, rising to 3,000 m above sea level to 3,000 mm, is generally sufficient for rain-fed agriculture. The mean temperature minima are 10 ° C, the mean maxima are 26 ° C in the west and 34 ° C in the east. The annual average temperature in Kigali is 20.2 ° C.
Vegetation
In the east, dry savannahs predominate, in the flooded area of the Kagera marsh grass meadows and floating papyrus plant carpets, in the center wet savannah. In the west there are tropical rainforests and humid savannahs up to 2,500 m above sea level, above that bamboo forests and from 2,600 m above sea level forests dominated by the koso tree (Hagenia abyssinica). The highest areas have alpine vegetation such as herbs and mosses.