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Capital city
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Kigali |
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General government final consumption expenditure > annual % growth
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9.49 %
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[14th of 147]
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DEFINITION: Annual percentage growth of general government final consumption expenditure based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2000 U.S. dollars. General government final consumption expenditure (general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
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General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$
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313,672,600 constant 2000 US$
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[98th of 145]
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DEFINITION: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in constant 2000 U.S. dollars. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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General government final consumption expenditure > current US$
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287,190,600 $
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[124th of 169]
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DEFINITION: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
Legal origin French |
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DEFINITION: Legal origin identifies the origin of the Company Law or Commercial Code in each country |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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17% |
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[33rd of 143]
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SOURCE: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 |
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Procedures to register property > number
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5
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[123rd of 167]
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DEFINITION: Number of procedures to register property is the number of procedures required for a businesses to secure rights to property. |
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SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |
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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %
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48.8 %
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[1st of 174]
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DEFINITION: Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber occupied by women. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Start-up procedures to register a business > number
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9
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[99th of 171]
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DEFINITION: Start-up procedures are those required to start a business, including interactions to obtain necessary permits and licenses and to complete all inscriptions, verifications, and notifications to start operations. Data are for businesses with specific characteristics of ownership, size, and type of production. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Status
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transition |
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DEFINITION: Democracy: state in which democratic structures provide for an alternance of power Pseudo-Democracy: state in which there are democratic structures but without a real chance for an alternance of power Transition State: a state with a transitional structure Absolute Monarchy: a one-party state, or a state governed by an absolute monarchy or dictatorship. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Time required to build a warehouse > days
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252 days
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[43rd of 168]
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DEFINITION: Time required to build a warehouse is the number of calendar days needed to complete the required procedures for building a warehouse. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen. |
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SOURCE: electionworld.org |
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Time required to enforce a contract > days
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310 days
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[135th of 171]
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DEFINITION: Time required to enforce a contract is the number of calendar days from the filing of the lawsuit in court until the final determination and, in appropriate cases, payment. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Time required to register property > days
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371 days
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[8th of 167]
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DEFINITION: Time required to register property is the number of calendar days needed for businesses to secure rights to property. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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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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DEFINITION: Time required to start a business is the number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business. If a procedure can be speeded up at additional cost, the fastest procedure, independent of cost, is chosen. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Time to prepare and pay taxes > hours
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168 hours
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[115th of 169]
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DEFINITION: Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Trademarks, nonresidents
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124
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[84th of 99]
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DEFINITION: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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Trademarks, residents
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5
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[85th of 98]
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DEFINITION: Trademark applications filed are applications for registration of a trademark with a national or regional trademark office. Trademarks are distinctive signs that identify goods or services as those produced or provided by a specific person or enterprise. Trademarks protect owners of the mark by ensuring exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services or to authorize its use in return for payment. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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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DEFINITION: This entry includes a wide variety of situations that range from traditional bilateral boundary disputes to unilateral claims of one sort or another. Information regarding disputes over international terrestrial and maritime boundaries has been reviewed by the US Department of State. References to other situations involving borders or frontiers may also be included, such as resource disputes, geopolitical questions, or irredentist issues; however, inclusion does not necessarily constitute official acceptance or recognition by the US Government. |
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SOURCE: World Development Indicators database |
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UN membership date
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18 Sep. 1962 |
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DEFINITION: Date of United Nations Membership |
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SOURCE: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008 |
United Nations mission http://www.rwandemb.org/ http://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/rwanda/ |
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DEFINITION: United Missions mission or approximate website |
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SOURCE: United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook |