#My_Country. #The Republic of Rwanda *Repubulika yu Rwanda ** République du Rwanda is a small landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of east-central Africa,bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. Home to approximately 10.1 million people, Rwanda supports the densest population in continental Africa, most of whom engage in subsistence agriculture. A verdant country of fertile and hilly terrain, the small republic bears the title Land of a Thousand Hills (French: Pays des Mille Collines; Kinyarwanda: Igihugu cyImisozi Igihumbi). The country has received considerable international attention on account of its 1994 genocide, in which between 800,000 and one million people were killed. In 2008, Rwanda became the first country in history to elect a national legislature in which a majority of members were women. --- +Capital City : Kigali 1°57′S, 30°4′E / -1.95, 30.067 +Official languages : Kinyarwanda, French, English. +Government Republic - President Paul Kagame - Prime Minister Pierre D Habumuremyi -Next election date: 2017 +Independence from Belgium - Date July 1, 1962 +Surface area: 26,338 sq. km - Water (%) 5.3 +Population - April 2008 estimate 10,186,063 million (83rd) +Drives on- the right +Internet TLD .rw +Calling code +250 +Transportation: -Airports:9 (2007) -Airports - with paved runways: total: 4 -Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 5 -Roadways: total: 14,008 km -Waterways: Lac Kivu navigable by shallow-draft barges and native craft (2006) -Ports and terminals: Cyangugu, Gisenyi, Kibuye +Climatic conditions: Tropical but mild because of elevation. +Two rainy seasons: March-May and October-November. Frost and snow possible in the mountains. +Average temperature: 24oC (maximum of 34oC during the day and minimum of 10oC at night). Average in Kigali 19oC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: Good Friday and Easter Monday, which fall on variable dates, are recognized in Rwanda. Other public holidays are : -1 January (New Years Day); -1 February (National Heroes Day); -7 April (Genocide Memorial Day); -1 May (Labour Day); -1 July (Independance Day); -4 July (National Liberation Day); -15 August (Assumption Day); -1 October (Patriotism Day); -25 December (Christmas Day), and -26 December(Boxing Day). #I_Love_Rwanda.
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