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Administrative divisions
4 provinces (in French - provinces, singular - province; in Kinyarwanda - intara for singular and plural) and 1 city* (in French - ville; in Kinyarwanda - umujyi); Est (Eastern), Kigali*, Nord (Northern), Ouest (Western), Sud (Southern) |
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Capital city > Geographic coordinates
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1 57 S, 30 04 E |
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Constitution
new constitution passed by referendum 26 May 2003 |
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Corruption
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3.1 |
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[84th of 160]
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Diplomatic representation from the US > Mailing address
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B. P. 28, Kigali |
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Executive branch > Cabinet
Council of Ministers appointed by the president |
Executive branch > Chief of state
President Paul KAGAME (since 22 April 2000) |
Flag description
three horizontal bands of sky blue (top, double width), yellow, and green, with a golden sun with 24 rays near the fly end of the blue band |
Government type
republic; presidential, multiparty system |
Independence
1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship) |
Judicial branch
Supreme Court; High Courts of the Republic; Provincial Courts; District Courts; mediation committees |
Legal system
based on German and Belgian civil law systems and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
Legislative branch
bicameral Parliament consists of Senate (26 seats; 12 members elected by local councils, 8 appointed by the president, 4 by the Political Organizations Forum, 2 represent institutions of higher learning; to serve eight-year terms) and Chamber of Deputies (80 seats; 53 members elected by popular vote, 24 women elected by local bodies, 3 selected by youth and disability organizations; to serve five-year terms) |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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17% |
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[33rd of 143]
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Political parties and leaders
Centrist Democratic Party or PDC [Alfred MUKEZAMFURA]; Democratic Popular Union of Rwanda or UDPR [Adrien RANGIRA]; Democratic Republican Movement or MDR [Celestin KABANDA] (officially banned); Islamic Democratic Party or PDI [Andre BUMAYA]; Liberal Party or PL [Protais MITALI]; Party for Democratic Renewal (officially banned); Rwandan Patriotic Front or RPF [Paul KAGAME]; Social Democratic Party or PSD [Vincent BIRUTA] |
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Status
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transition |
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Suffrage
18 years of age; universal |
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Time required to start a business > days
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16 days
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[146th of 171]
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Trademarks, residents
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5
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[85th of 98]
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Transnational Issues > Disputes > International
fighting among ethnic groups - loosely associated political rebels, armed gangs, and various government forces in Great Lakes region transcending the boundaries of Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda - abated substantially from a decade ago due largely to UN peacekeeping, international mediation, and efforts by local governments to create civil societies; nonetheless, 57,000 Rwandan refugees still reside in 21 African states, including Zambia, Gabon, and 20,000 who fled to Burundi in 2005 and 2006 to escape drought and recriminations from traditional courts investigating the 1994 massacres; the 2005 DROC and Rwanda border verification mechanism to stem rebel actions on both sides of the border remains in place |
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