  Rwanda
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| 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 |
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| Government:Republic |
| President:Paul Kagame |
| Vice President:Bernard Makuza |
| Independence:July 1, 1962Â, Belgium |
| 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 |
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