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Rwanda

Overview
Rwanda once evoked images of gorillas and breathtaking mountain views, until the country was devastated by the attempted genocide of the Tutsi tribe in 1994. These days, much of the country is rebuilt, the economy resurrected, and travellers can move arou
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Capital: Kigali
Official languages: Kinyarwanda, French, English
Regional languages:
Government:Republic
President:Paul Kagame
Vice President:Bernard Makuza
Independence:July 1, 1962Â, BelgiumÂ
Population:10,186,063
Currency:Rwandan franc (RWF)
Description:Rwanda once evoked images of gorillas and breathtaking mountain views, until the country was devastated by the attempted genocide of the Tutsi tribe in 1994. These days, much of the country is rebuilt, the economy resurrected, and travellers can move arou
Location:Central Africa, east of Democratic Republic of the Congo
Area:26 338 sq_km
Natural Resource gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land
Internet Code:.rw