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**President:** Paul Kagame **Rwanda** __Geography__: The country’s coordinates are 20 degrees south and 30 degrees east. Rwanda is slightly smaller than Maryland, and is a landlocked country. Most of the country terrain is Savannah grassland, hills, and mountains. The country’s natural recourses are gold, tin ore, tungsten ore, hydropower, and arable land. Hazards in this country consist of periodic droughts due to volcanic virguna. The current issues in Rwanda are deforestation; uncontrolled tree cutting, overgrazing; soil exhaustion, soil erosion. __Economy:__ Poor Rural country, 90 percent of its people is engaged in agriculture labor and the other 10 percent is in the industry. The population below the poverty line is 60 percent. Rwanda’s budget is 1.263 billion dollars of revenue and 1.392 billion of expenditure. __Population__: 10,746,311 people currently in the country. AIDS lowers the population, lowers life expectancy, higher death rates, and lower population growth. The population growth is currently 2.866 percent, 14th in comparison to the other countries. The birthrate for Rwanda is 38.06/ 1,000 population (22 in world). Death rates in the country are 10.57/ 1,000 (53 in country). Ages 0-14 years: 42.7% (male 2,309,323/female 2,277,269)15-64 years: 54.8% (male 2,932,686/female 2,961,300) and over: 2.5% (male 106,740/female 158,993) (2010 est.)65 years Social structure: Three main ethnic groups are the Hutus, Tutsi’s, and Twa’s. 84 percent is Hutus. 15 percent Tutsi’s, and 1 percent Twa’s. urban population: 18% of total population, and the rate of urbanization: 4.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) The Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial, all different languages found in Rwanda.

__**Kagme’s backround information:**__ -Born in Gitarama Prefecture, Rwanda in October 1957 -Born into a Tutsi family -as a young man, Paul Kagame joined current Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni and his group of guerilla fighters to launch a war to free Uganda from dictatorship -Early experience of Hutu Extremist would go on to typify Paul’s life -Emerged as an renowned figure during the military resistance -Elected president in 2000 of Rwanda -Awarded Vellore Institute of Technology, India, Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy, 2002, Young Presidents Organization, Global Leadership Award 2003 - One of the leading figures in the 1987 formation of the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF), took the title of major-general of RPF/RPA after the death of Fred Rwigyema

**References:** Hifikepunye Pohamba

Safety and Rule of Law

-re-intergrated 15,000 Hutu soilders into the army as a part in ethnic-good will - 3.5 million refugees successfully repartiated -ABA Rule of Law Initiative <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-currently no travel restrictions in place within Rwanda, but travelers should use caution crossing the border into Burundi and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Participation and Human Rights

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Promotes human rights and womens empowerment <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Unity and Reconciliation and Human Rights Commissions established <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Respect for the Integrity of the Person, Including Freedom From: Arbitrary or Unlawful Deprivation of Life, <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Disappearance ,Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and Arbitrary Arrest or Detention

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sustainable Economic Opportunity <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">-Free market reforms to the economy under direction of the world bank <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">- Substantial cancellation of debts in 2005 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Paul Kagamen”.The Journey Continues. Copyright 2010. 20 September 2010. <[]>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">“Travel.State.Gov.” U.S Department of State. Bureau of Consular Affairs. 20 April 2010. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><[]>