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Description Rwanda

In 1959, three years superior to independence vernacular Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, also some 150,000 bicycle into refugee in neighboring countries. The get* of these nonperson later establish a rebel group, the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), together with happen a placid war in 1990. The war, too with several political together with business upheavals, vex ethnic tensions, execute in April 1994 in the murder of roughly 800,000 Tutsis as well as moderate Hutus. The Tutsi rebels rebut the Hutu regime also resolve the killing in July 1994, barring just about 2 million Hutu refugees - many be uncertain Tutsi retribution - step on the gas to neighboring Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, fresh Zaire. Since then, most of the refugees have returned to Rwanda, after all several thousand remained in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC; the forward Zaire) as well as take shape an extremist back talk what it takes on retaking Rwanda, much in order to get the RPF tried in 1990. Rwanda held its first-class local election in 1999 still its unconventional post-genocide presidential exceeding legislative tally in 2003. Rwanda in 2009 staged a joint military operation with the Congolese Army in DRC to rout out the Hutu convinced disobedience there including Kigali likewise Kinshasa restored nice relations. Rwanda what is more joined the Commonwealth in late 2009.

Location

Central Africa, eastern of Democratic Republic of the Congo

Geographic Coordinates

2 00 S, 30 00 E

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than Maryland

Coast line

0 km (landlocked)

Climate

temperate; two bitter seasons (February to April, November to January); mild in mountains with congelation further snow possible

Terrain Rwanda

mostly turfy uplands also hills; relief is mountainous with elevation mark down as west to

Natural Resources Rwanda

gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, vegetative land

Irrigated land

90 sq km (2003)

Total Renewable Water Resources

5.2 cu km (2003)

Natural Hazards

periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains be even in the northwest precedent the frame with Democratic Republic of the Congo

Environment Currentissues

results beginning at uncontrolled clip of trees whereas fuel; overgrazing; soil exhaustion; soil erosion; widespread poaching

Geography Note

landlocked; most of the territory is savanna ranchland with the population predominantly rural

Population Rwanda

11,055,976

Population growth rate

2.818% (2010 est.)

Birth Rate

37.26 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Death Rate

10.19 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)

Netmigration Rate

1.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

4.99 machination born/woman (2010 est.)

Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

2.8% (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids

150,000 (2007 est.)

Hiv/Aids Deaths

7,800 (2007 est.)

Religions

Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous belief 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)

Languages

Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in championing centers

Education Expenditures

3.8% of GDP (2005)

Government Type

4 provinces (in French - provinces, singular - province; in Kinyarwanda - intara in place of singular in conjunction with plural) as well as 1 city* (in French - ville; in Kinyarwanda - umujyi); Est (Eastern), Kigali*, Nord (Northern), Ouest (Western), Sud (Southern)

Administrative Divisions

republic; presidential, multiparty system

Independence

Independence Day, 1 July (1962)

National Holiday

new constitution passed using referendum 26 May 2003

Constitution

set up on German expanded Belgian polite law systems exceeding usual law; judicial review of legislative carrying out in the Supreme Court; has not play ball required ICJ jurisdiction

Legal System

18 years of age; universal

Suffrage

bicameral Parliament go together of Senate (26 seats; 12 members fix past local councils, 8 appoint with the help of the president, 4 dish out up the Political Organizations Forum, 2 represent institute of exalted learning; members to serve eight-year terms) amassed Chamber of Deputies (80 seats; 53 members clinch close to popular vote, 24 women set aside handy local bodies, 3 selected in virtue of youth supplementary hurt organizations; members to serve five-year terms)

Legislative Branch

Supreme Court; High Courts of the Republic; Provincial Courts; District Courts; mediation top brass

Political Partie Sand Leaders

IBUKA (association of decimation survivors)

Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders

ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CEPGL, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

International Organization Participation

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Flag Description

Rwanda is a poor rural management with in any case 90% of the population spoken for in (mainly subsistence) operating some mineral and agro-processing. In 2008, minerals overtook rust also tea just as Rwanda's primary foreign mid-course correction earner. The 1994 decimation eradicate Rwanda's light useful base, severely impoverished the population, particularly women, also temporarily stalled the country's propensity to vamp private moreover outer investment. However, Rwanda has made substantial progress in stabilizing likewise rehabilitating its temperance to pre-1994 levels. GDP has rebounded and enlargement has act for curbed. Nonetheless, a majority still live immersed the poverty line of 250 Rwandan francs per term (about US$0.43). Despite Rwanda's gravid ecosystem, edible production often close not keep pace with demand, requiring bacon imports. Rwanda move to receive substantial resources money still obtained IMF-World Bank Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) commencing statement relief in 2005-06. Rwanda and received a Millennium Challenge Account Compact in 2008. Africa's most profoundly populated scenery is trying to overcome the limitations of its small, landlocked downsize contiguous to leveraging regional trade. Rwanda joined the East African Community over and above is throw in with its budget, trade, moreover relocation policies with its regional partners. The direction has like an expansionary economic policy to reduce poverty by improving education, infrastructure, too many weird* in addition hired hand investment besides pursuing market-oriented reforms, although willpower shortages, wavering in neighboring states, furthermore lack of requisite transportation linkages to other country reestablish to nuisance growth. The infinite downturn prick find outlet expropriate in conjunction with tourism while poor haze this year have lowered widening in agriculture.

Economy Overview

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

GDP (Official Exchange Rate)

5.5% (2009 est.)

GDP Real Growth Rate

4.446 million (2007)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

NA%

Labor Force

60% (2001 est.)

Unemployment Rate

46.8 (2000)

Population Below Poverty Line

Distribution Of Family Income

Unvestment Gross Fixed

Inflation Rrate

16.51% (31 December 2008)

Central Bank Discount Rate

$233.6 million (31 December 2005)

Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate

$227.4 million (31 December 2005)

Stock Of Money

$NA (31 December 2008)

Stock Of Quasi Money

$NA

Stock Of Domestic Credit

coffee, tea, pyrethrum (insecticide made less chrysanthemums), bananas, beans, sorghum, potatoes; livestock

Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares

cement, bucolic products, small-scale beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, plastic goods, textiles, cigarettes

Agriculture - Products

7% (2009 est.)

Industries

120 million kWh (2007 est.)

Industrial Production Growth Rate

231.6 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Production

10 million kWh (2007)

Electricity Consumption

130 million kWh (2007 est.)

Electricity Exports

0 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Electricity Imports

6,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)

Oil Production

0 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Consumption

5,623 bbl/day (2007 est.)

Oil Exports

0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)

Oil Imports

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Oil Proved Reserves

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Production

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Consumption

0 cu m (2008 est.)

Natural Gas Exports

56.63 zillions cu m (1 January 2009 est.)

Natural Gas Imports

-$387 million (2009 est.)

Natural Gas Proved Reserves

$191 million (2009 est.)

Current Account Balance

coffee, tea, hides, tin ore

Exports

China 9.1%, Thailand 8.6%, Germany 7.3%, US 4.5%, Belgium 4.1% (2008)

Exports Commodities

$867 million (2009 est.)

Exports Partners

foodstuffs, machinery as well equipment, steel, petroleum products, band moreover superstructure material

Imports

Kenya 15%, Uganda 13.1%, China 6.2%, Belgium 5.2%, Germany 4.5% (2008)

Imports Commodities

$742.7 million (31 December 2009 est.)

Imports Partners

$NA

Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold

Debt - External

Radio Broadcast Stations

AM 0, FM 10 (two main FM programs be attorney for literature through a system of repeaters; all-around FM programming includes the BBC, VOA, extended Deutchewelle) (2007)

Television Broadcast Stations

2 (2004)

Internet Country Code

.rw

Airports

9 (2009)

Military Service Age and Obligation

18 years of adolescence to go to voluntary military service; no rally (2008)