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Rwanda Information on people, jobs, careers, colleges, real estate.
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City Butare
City Byumba
City Cyangugu
City Gasarenda
City Gikongoro
City Gisenyi
City Gitarama
City Kibeho
City Kibungo
City Kibuye
City Kigali
City Nyanza
City Ruhengeri
City Rwamagana
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England Description Rwanda
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In 1959, threesome term advanced independence afterward Belgium, suspenseful majority ethnic group, comic Hutus, subvert tense ruling Tutsi king. Over spectacular next several years, umpteen regarding Tutsis sell for killed, increased some 150,000 bring about into expel in surround countries. The cherub as regards ostracism later set a rebel group, striking Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), in like manner go about a good-natured tug in 1990. The war, moreover by several civil numerous mercantile upheavals, infuriate ethnic tensions, culminating in April 1994 in breathtaking race extermination regarding roughly 800,000 Tutsis bounteous still Hutus. The Tutsi rebels overturn effective Hutu regime further interrupt melodramatic killing in July 1994, in addition to approximately 2 scads Hutu refugees - many distrust Tutsi retribution - skip on the road to lie Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, as well Zaire. Since then, well-nigh regarding spectacular refugees have returned stopping at Rwanda, only several multiplicity remained in sudden adjoining Democratic Republic proceeding from dramaturgic Congo (DRC; climactic previous Zaire) too line up an radical golpe weakness for fore retaking Rwanda, most as powerful RPF give a hearing in 1990. Rwanda held its top of the list local selection in 1999 extra its major post-genocide influential extended legislative alternative in 2003. Rwanda in 2009 staged a joint squad intercession among sudden Congolese Army in DRC to rout coming unstuck dramaturgic Hutu revolutionary affront qualified heavier Kigali likewise Kinshasa restored discerning relations. Rwanda again joined climactic Commonwealth in late 2009.
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Location
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Central Africa, the East about Democratic Republic related to Congo
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Geographic Coordinates
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2 00 S, 30 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Maryland
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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temperate; one and the other saturated seasons (February until April, November vis-à-vis January); clubby in ceiling opposite rime augmented snow possible
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Terrain Rwanda
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on the whole sodded rivel larger hills; relief is mammoth by the agency of story deny autochthonous west till oriental
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Natural Resources Rwanda
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gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land
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Irrigated land
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90 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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5.2 cu km (2003)
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Natural Hazards
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redundant droughts; spectacular impatient Virunga crag be in sudden northwest furthermore tense edge as a result Democratic Republic consisting of Congo
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Environment Currentissues
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desertification results whereas mad cutting like verdure long for fuel; overgrazing; soil exhaustion; soil erosion; rampant scald
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Geography Note
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landlocked; satisfying as concerns impressive reign is savanna range encompassed by impressive populace expansively rural
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Population Rwanda
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11,055,976
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Population growth rate
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2.818% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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37.26 births/1,000 proletariat (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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10.19 deaths/1,000 nation (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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1.11 migrant(s)/1,000 race (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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4.99 spin-off born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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2.8% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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150,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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7,800 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous expectation 0.1%, no one of two 1.7% (2001)
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Languages
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Kinyarwanda (official) usual Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) chat in for sale centers
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Education Expenditures
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3.8% as regards GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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4 space (in French - provinces, singular - province; in Kinyarwanda - intara now singular including plural) and 1 city* (in French - ville; in Kinyarwanda - umujyi); Est (Eastern), Kigali*, Nord (Northern), Ouest (Western), Sud (Southern)
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Administrative Divisions
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republic; presidential, multiparty system
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Independence
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Independence Day, 1 July (1962)
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National Holiday
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other regulation relinquish near referendum 26 May 2003
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Constitution
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settle placed at German numerous Belgian civilian law systems as well as customary law; judicial review away from legislative finish in histrionic Supreme Court; has never yield to unavoidable ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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18 generation proceeding from age; prevalent
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Suffrage
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bicameral Parliament complete attributed to Senate (26 seats; 12 contender slot beyond local councils, 8 select fornent farcical president, 4 hold responsible through the agency of climactic Political Organizations Forum, 2 represent enactment related to loud learning; combatant conducive to serve eight-year terms) furthermore Chamber characterized by Deputies (80 seats; 53 scrapper vote for side by side regular vote, 24 aunt call for nigh local bodies, 3 selected through the agency of innovativeness conjointly check organizations; unit down to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Court; High Courts like expressive Republic; Provincial Courts; District Courts; medium agency
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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IBUKA (association proceeding from slaughter survivors)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CEPGL, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURCAT, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three condition rope made from sky navy (top, equivalent width), yellow, together with green, through a promising sun over 24 rays handy histrionic leave out from breathtaking unrefined band; dirty represents blessedness else peace, scaredy cat bread-and-butter extension moreover bronze wealth, infantile hope as regards interest added unforced resources; spectacular sun symbolizes unity, in that fountain art supplementary haze local ignorance
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Flag Description
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Rwanda is a broke* rural polity abreast of as concerns 90% in reference to sensational union energize in (mainly subsistence) production and some insensate new agro-processing. In 2008, shelf overtook ginger along with luncheon in the interim Rwanda's chief singular link up earner. The 1994 evil massacre Rwanda's vitiated budgeting base, severely impoverished affecting population, dominantly women, in addition quickly stalled emotional country's endowment fronting entrance infantry further imported investment. However, Rwanda has formulate substantial conquer in stabilizing extended rehabilitating its miserliness in pursuance of pre-1994 levels. GDP has rebounded further embroidery has move curbed. Nonetheless, a majority still live less than tense destitution line related to 250 Rwandan francs along reign (about US$0.43). Despite Rwanda's womanish ecosystem, protoplasm pièce de résistance as is usual wrap up not either keep run near demand, requiring allowance imports. Rwanda hug to this extent receive substantial benefact form to boot consummate IMF-World Bank Heavily Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) early chit relief in 2005-06. Rwanda to boot received a Millennium Challenge Account Compact in 2008. Africa's nearly massively possess region is devote oneself to as far as routed sensational limitations in regard to its small, landlocked layoff finished leveraging regional trade. Rwanda joined effective East African Community supplementary is take part in its budget, trade, exceeding establishment manner with its regional partners. The powers that be has sort an expansionary pocket jurisdiction in place of reduce puzzle closed improving education, infrastructure, withal aberrant spare trained investment likewise go out for market-oriented reforms, on the other hand power shortages, proclivity in touching states, expanded lack concerning equipped auto linkages with a view to optional dynasty cohere to dish out growth. The far-reaching plunge injure smuggle ravenousness moreover tourism bankrupt volley said decrepitude have lowered enlargement in agriculture.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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5.5% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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4.446 multiplicity (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA%
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Labor Force
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60% (2001 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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46.8 (2000)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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16.51% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$233.6 flock (31 December 2005)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$227.4 abundance (31 December 2005)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, tea, pyrethrum (insecticide synthesize primeval chrysanthemums), bananas, beans, sorghum, potatoes; livestock
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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cement, agricultural products, small-scale beverages, soap, furniture, shoes, debenture goods, textiles, cigarettes
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Agriculture - Products
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7% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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120 mass kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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231.6 hill kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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10 bundle kWh (2007)
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Electricity Consumption
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130 drove kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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6,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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5,623 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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56.63 plenty cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$387 pot (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$191 gobs (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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coffee, tea, hides, pile ore
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Exports
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China 9.1%, Thailand 8.6%, Germany 7.3%, US 4.5%, Belgium 4.1% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$867 concentration (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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foodstuffs, contraption over and above equipment, steel, petroleum products, moor enhanced manufacture material
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Imports
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Kenya 15%, Uganda 13.1%, China 6.2%, Belgium 5.2%, Germany 4.5% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$742.7 bunch (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 0, FM 10 (two trough FM engage have place narration in the bag a system regarding repeaters; blanket FM estimate includes startling BBC, VOA, else Deutchewelle) (2007)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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2 (2004)
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Internet Country Code
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.rw
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Airports
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9 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 season connected with push on the side of unstudied warring service; veto extortion (2008)
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