Rwanda's economy is dominated by the agricultural sector, which contributes 44 percent of GDP and 70 percent of exports, and employs 9 out of 10 of the country's workers. In 1998, agricultural exports accounted for US$36.5 million. Most of Rwanda's population is engaged in some form of subsistence agriculture, producing goods for their own consumption and not for sale.
Roughly 10,000 workers are employed in the industrial sector, which represents 20 percent of the country's GDP. The industrial sector is composed of small-to medium-sized companies, whose capital rarely exceeds US$1 million and which produce primarily food-related
Communications | ||||||||
Country | Telephones a | Telephones, Mobile/Cellular a | Radio Stations b | Radios a | TV Stations a | Televisions a | Internet Service Providers c | Internet Users c |
Rwanda | 15,000 (1995) | N/A | AM 0; FM 3;shortwave 1 | 601,000 | 2 | N/A | 1 | 1,000 |
United States | 194 M | 69.209 M (1998) | AM 4,762; FM 5,542;shortwave 18 | 575 M | 1,500 | 219 M | 7,800 | 148 M |
Dem. Rep. of Congo | 21,000 | 8,900 | AM 3; FM 12;shortwave 1 (1999) | 18.03 M | 20 (1999) | 6.478 M | 2 | 1,500 (1999) |
Burundi | 16,000 | 619 | AM 2; FM 2;shortwave 0 | 440,000 | 1 (1999) | 25,000 | 1 | 2,000 |
a Data is for 1997 unless otherwise noted. | ||||||||
b Data is for 1998 unless otherwise noted. | ||||||||
c Data is for 2000 unless otherwise noted. | ||||||||
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook 2001 [Online]. |
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