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Rwanda

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(rʊän'dä), officially Republic of Rwanda, republic (2015 est. pop. 11,630,000), 10,169 sq mi (26,338 sq km), E central Africa. It borders on Congo (Kinshasa) in the west, on Uganda in the north, on Tanzania in the east, and on Burundi in the south. Kigali is the capital and largest town. Most of Rwanda is situated at 5,000 ft (1,520 m) or higher, and the country has a rugged relief made up of steep mountains and deep valleys. The principal geographical feature is the Virunga mountain range, which runs north of Lake Kivu and includes Rwanda's loftiest point, Volcan Karisimbi (14,787 ft/4,507 m). There is some lower land (at elevations below 3,000 ft/910 m) along the eastern shore of Lake Kivu and the Ruzizi River in the west and near the Tanzanian border in the east. In addition to the capital, other towns include Butare, Gisenyi, and Ruhengeri. About 85% of the inhabitants are Hutu, and the rest Tutsi, except for a small number of Twa, who are a Pygmy group. Since independence, ethnic…
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The Republic of Rwanda is Africa's most densely populated country. It is a small state in the heart of Africa. The W border is formed by Lake Kivu and the River Ruzizi. Rwanda has a rugged landscape, dominated by high, volcanic mountains, rising to Mount Karisimbi, at 4,507m [14,787ft]. The capital, …
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(rʊän'dä), officially Republic of Rwanda, republic (2015 est. pop. 11,630,000), 10,169 sq mi (26,338 sq km), E central Africa. It borders on Congo (Kinshasa) in the west, on Uganda in the north, on Tanzania in the east, and on Burundi in the south. Kigali is the capital and largest town. Most of…
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From Worldmark Encyclopedia of Religious Practices
Rwanda
POPULATION 12,012,589 ROMAN CATHOLIC 54 percent PROTESTANT 40 percent MUSLIM 5 percent AFRICAN INDIGENOUS RELIGIONS 1 percent Introduction With a population that identifies primarily as Christian, Rwanda is a central African country surrounded by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, …
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From Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019
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Republic of Rwanda Republika y’u Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) Note: In legislative balloting on September 3, 2018, the Rwandan Patriotic Front–led coalition won 40 of the 53 directly elected seats. The Social Democratic Party secured 5 seats, followed by the Liberal Party with 4, while the opposition…
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From Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017
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Republic of Rwanda République Rwandaise (French) Republika y’u Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) Political Status: Republic proclaimed January 28, 1961; independent since July 1, 1962; multiparty constitution adopted June 10, 1991, but full implementation blocked by ethnic-based fighting; peace agreement signed…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
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Country, east-central Africa. Area: 10,185 sq mi (26,379 sq km). Population: (2016 est.) 11,619,000. Capital: Kigali . The population is mostly Hutu , with a Tutsi minority; the Twa are also present in small numbers. Languages: Rwanda, French, English (all official). Religions: Christianity (mostly…
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From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
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A country of east-central Africa. By the late 1700s, the region was the site of a Tutsi kingdom inhabited principally by Hutus. In 1890 it became part of German East Africa and later (1919) part of the Belgian League of Nations mandate of Ruanda-Urundi. Rwanda achieved independence from Belgium in…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Landlocked country in central Africa, bounded north by Uganda, east by Tanzania, south by Burundi, and west by the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Zaire). Government Rwanda has a presidential political system, dominated by the Tutsi-orientated Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) and supported by…
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From Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures Full text Article Africa
People of the Republic of Rwanda (or Ruanda), capital Kigali. It is a small, poor and densely populated country. In 1994 the country suffered one of the worst outbreaks of genocide in modern history with the government-inspired slaughter of up to 500,000 minority TUTSI (and others opposed to the…
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From The Encyclopedia of Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories
The original inhabitants of Rwanda were Pygmies who now comprise only 1 percent of the nation's population. European explorers arrived in 1854, and Rwanda was annexed as part of German East Africa in 1890. During World War I, Belgian troops occupied the country and remained to rule it with a postwar…
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