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| Repubulika y'u Rwanda République du Rwanda Republic of Rwanda | |||||
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| Motto: Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu "Unity, Work, Patriotism" | |||||
| Anthem: Rwanda nziza | |||||
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| Capital | Kigali | ||||
| Largest city | Kigali | ||||
| Official languages | Kinyarwanda, French, English | ||||
| Government | Republic | ||||
| - President | Paul Kagame | ||||
| - Prime Minister | Bernard Makuza | ||||
| Independence | from Belgium | ||||
| - Date | July 1, 1962 | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 26,338 km² (148th) 10,169 sq mi | ||||
| - Water (%) | 5.3 | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - July 2005 estimate | 9,038,0001 (86th) | ||||
| - 2002 census | 8,128,553 | ||||
| - Density | 320 /km² (27th) 829 /sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $11.24 billion (130th) | ||||
| - Per capita | $1,300 (160th) | ||||
| HDI (2004) |  0.450 (low) (158th) | ||||
| Currency | Rwandan franc (RWF) | ||||
| Time zone | CAT (UTC+2) | ||||
| - Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+2) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .rw | ||||
| Calling code | +250 | ||||
| 1 Estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected. | |||||
Rwanda IPA: , officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a small landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of east-central Africa, with a population of approximately 9 million. It is bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. Its fertile and hilly terrain, which gives it the title "Land of a Thousand Hills" (French: Pays des Mille Collines /pei de mil kɔ.lin/) (Igihugu cy'Imisozi Igihumbi in Kinyarwanda), supports the densest populations in continental Africa. The country is well known to the outside world for the infamous 1994 Rwandan genocide that resulted in the deaths of up to 800,000 people. Dependence on subsistence agriculture, high (and increasing) population density, decreasing soil fertility and uncertain climate make Rwanda a country where chronic malnutrition is widespread and poverty endemic.
The California conference of entrepreneurs, scientists, celebs, and politicians highlights the environment, Rwanda, and war photos, among other topics
Now – I’ve read text on Darfur. I know that there is a Rwanda-like genocide going on there. I know that nobody anywhere seems to be lifting finger one to stop it. But it’s never really been a page 1 story anywhere. So I was curious. Let’s find out more.Please spread the word on this movie and this topic...
"The great majority of deaths are a direct result of deliberate government policies. Ignored by the United Nations, it is a genocide perhaps 10 times greater than Darfur's and more than twice as large as Rwanda's."
An upcoming movie that tells the story and explores the spiritual aspects of the infamous Rwanda genocide is meant to challenge viewers to love their enemies.
The Genocide Awareness Workshop hosted by Lambda Psi Delta was great! Philip Gans, the Holocaust / Concentration Camp Survivor, has a unique story and he is an amazing individual because of it. Ben Schadrac is a Rwanda survivor. He escaped death twice during the first few days of that genocide, and all he can say it that it was purely miraculous.