Rwanda Economy, People, Culture and Flag

PEOPLE OF RWANDA

Among the three main tribes residing in the region of Rwanda, the total population is comprised of:

• The Hutu residents that includes 80 percent of the inhabitants.

• The Tutsi covers 20 percent of the natives, and

• The Twa, a native tribe of hunters that covers 1 percent of the residents.

French, Rwanda, and English are the official dialect of the area. The Rwandan language, is even refereed to as Kinyarwanda, is a local Bantu language. Swahili is even widely accepted within the region. The population consists of religion like Roman Catholic, Protestant, Adventist and Muslims.

ARTS, CULTURE AND MUSIC OF RWANDA

Art: Among the native handicrafts designed within the region, the popular crafts of the area are based on ceramics, basketry, traditional woodcarvings and contemporary paintings. Pass through the street stalls in Kigali, where one can buy modern art works at the Formation of Arts Center. Cow dung ‘paintings' became quite popular within the region, which dominates in the village area of Nyakarimbi adjacent to the Rusumo Falls sharing common borders with Tanzania.

Culture: Hutus were known to spend most of their time in the cultivation of agricultural goods , while Tutsis were known to have indulged in cattle rearing. One must take a tour to the two main cultural hub of the region that includes the area of the Rwanda's National Ballet and the Impala Orchestra.

Music: The ikinimba is valued a lot in the region of Rwanda, which is a traditional folk dance that narrates the epic stories of Rwandan classical heroes. Several musical instruments are used while playing this dance music, which includes the ingoma, iningiri, umuduri, ikembe, and inanga.

The native songs that are usually sung with a help of a harp-like instrument are usually made of eight strings. Drum orchestra, played by seven to nine members, is usually used during a particular festival or celebration.

FLAG OF RWANDA

The new flag of Rwanda was officially accepted during the month of October 25, 2001. The flag is designed with four colors namely blue, green, and two color codes of yellow. The middle band yellow slightly differs from the yellow colored displayed within the sun. The flag is described with 3 bands lying parallel with each other where the lower band is colored in green, the middle one with yellow and the topmost being double the size of the lower and the central one is colored in sky blue. The color green represents peace and greenery, yellow stands for nations growth and expansion while the color blue denotes the local natives. A sun look-alike design is placed on the right side of the flag.

ECONOMY OF RWANDA

The economy of Rwanda solely concentrates on the country's agricultural production and cultivation that engages major portion of the population in farming. Bananas, cassava, pulses, sorghum, and potatoes are chiefly cultivated here while the primary cash crops of the region being coffee, tea, and pyrethrum. The economic progress within the area was restricted due to lack of easy access with the overseas markets that was navigated through the sea. Tutsi possess several cattle within the region where the natives resort to rearing of cattle, shepherds and goats. The area has considerable amount of Cassiterite and wolframite minerals that are extracted in greater extent with the production of natural gas within the region of Lake Kivu. The industries that are placed within this region are textiles, chemicals, and cement. Basic consumer goods are even found within the region, which mainly deals with processed food, beverages (particularly beer), clothing, and footwear industry. Foodstuffs, machinery, motor vehicles, fuel, construction materials are chiefly imported especially concentrating on goods like coffee, casseritite, wolframite, tea, pyrethrum, and hides.