Rwanda

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Rwanda in a nutshell

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Rwanda, in full the Republic of Rwanda, known as the Land of a Thousand Hills, is a country located in the Great Lakes region of eastern-central Africa, bordered by Uganda to the north, Burundi to the south, the Congo Democratic Republic to the west and Tanzania to the east. Although close to the equator the country has a cool temperate climate due to its high elevation. (Kigali has an average temperature of 19 degrees Celsius.)

Its population is a little over 10 million.

Its capital is Kigali.

Rwanda is also renowned for its beautiful terrain with mostly grassy uplands and scenic, gently rolling hills. Its abundant wildlife, including the rare mountain gorillas are popular with eco-lovers and tourism has become one of the biggest sectors of the country's economy.

It is not the general policy of Re.ViCa to dwell on the troubled past of countries, but it is impossible to discuss the situation in Rwanda without referring to the 1994 genocide, in which an estimated 800,000 people were killed. (For an entry to this material see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_Genocide.)

Source : http://www.cia.gov

Since then the country has made a remarkable recovery and is now considered as a model for developing countries. In 2009 a report labeled Rwanda as "Africa's biggest success story", having achieved stability, economic growth (average income has tripled in the past ten years) and international integration. The government is widely seen as one of the more efficient and honest ones in Africa.

Rwanda is, as of November 2009, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, making the country one of only two in the Commonwealth without a British colonial past.

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