Republic o Rwanda
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Motto:
"Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu"
"Unity, Wirk, Patriotism"
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Caipital
and largest city
| Kigali
1°56.633′S
30°3.567′E
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1.943883°S 30.059450°E
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-1.943883; 30.059450
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Offeecial leids
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Demonym(s)
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Govrenment
| Unitar
semi-presidential
republic
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| Paul Kagame
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| Edouard Ngirente
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Legislatur
| Pairlament
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| Senate
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| Chamber o Deputes
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Unthirldom
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| 1 Julie 1962
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Aurie
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? Total
| 26,338 km
2
(10,169 sq mi) (
144t
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? Water (%)
| 5.3
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Population
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? 2015 estimate
| 11,262,564
[1]
(
76t
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? 2012 census
| 10,515,973
[2]
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? Density
| 445
[1]
/km
2
(1,152.5/sq mi) (
29t
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GDP
(
PPP
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| 2017 estimate
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? Total
| $24.717 billion
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? Per capita
| $2,090
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GDP
(nominal)
| 2017 estimate
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? Tot
| $8.918 billion
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? Per capita
| $754
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Gini
(2010)
| 51.3
heich
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HDI
(2015)
| 0.498
[5]
law
·
159th
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Currency
| Rwandan franc
(
RWF
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Time zone
| UTC
+2
(
CAT
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Drivin side
| right
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Cawin code
| +250
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ISO 3166 code
| RW
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Internet TLD
| .rw
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The
Republic o Rwanda
is a
unitary republic
o central an eastren
Africae
. It borders
Uganda
tae the north;
Tanzanie
tae the east;
Burundi
tae the sooth; an the
Democratic Republic o the Congo
tae the wast. Rwanda is
landlockt
but is notit for its lochs, parteecularly
Loch Kivu
, which occupies the floor o the
Rift Valley
alang maist o the kintra's wastren border. Awtho close tae the equator, the kintra haes a temperate climate due tae its hie elevation, wi the heichest pynt bein
Munt Karisimbi
. The terrain consists o muntains an gently rollin hills, wi plains an swamps in the east. Abundant wildlife, includin rare
muntain gorillas
, hae led tae a fast-growin tourism sector. The lairgest ceeties in Rwanda are
Kigali
,
Gitarama
, an
Butare
. Unlik mony African kintras, Rwanda is hame tae ae ane significant ethnic an linguistic group, the
Banyarwanda
. The kintra is weel kent for its native styles o dance, parteecularly the
Intore dance
, an for its drummers.
Kinyarwanda
, Inglish an French are the offeecial leids.
The earliest kent indwallers o the territory wur the
Twa fowk
, that still live in Rwanda as a minority the day. A series o faur migrations teuk place, leadin tae a complex ethnic an social structur. The
Kinrick o Rwanda
, initially a lowse confederation, grew in importance frae the 15t century tae acome the dominant ceevilisation in the region, occupyin an aurie ayont the present borders. The territory wis assigned tae
Germany
bi the 1884
Berlin Conference
, as pairt o
Ruanda-Urundi
, wi the first Wastren explorers reachin the kintra in 1894. Efter Warld War I, the territory wis allocatit tae
Belgium
as a
League o Naitions mandate
. The German an Belgian regimes hivily favoured the kintra's
Tutsis
ower the majority
Hutus
which led tae tension atween the twa groups. Belgium switched allegiance tae the Hutus folaein a
revolution
in 1959 an the kintra became independent in 1962. The Tutsi-led
Rwandan Patriotic Front
(RPF) invadit in 1990, sparkin a three year
Civil War
. In 1994 the preses wis assassinatit, sparkin the
Rwandan Genocide
. Atween 500,000 an 1,000,000 Tutsis an moderate Hutus wur killed in 100 days, in well-planned attacks ordered bi the interim govrenment. The RPF quickly restairtit thair offensive, an eventually teuk control o the kintra.
Syne the end o the Genocide, Rwanda haes enjoyed poleetical an social stability. This haes permittit the development o agriculture, roads, tourism, an minin industries. Nivertheless, lairge nummers o Rwandans live in poverty as subsistence farmers. Pouer lies firmly in the haunds o the current preses,
Paul Kagame
, an the RPF, who hae held a majority in parliament syne 1994. Rwanda is a member o
La Francophonie
an haes recently jynt the
East African Community
an the
Commonwealth o Naitions
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- Govrenment
- General
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