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| Country name |
conventional long form: rwandese republic conventional short form: rwanda local short form: rwanda former: ruanda local long form: republika y'u rwanda |
| Government type | republic; presidential, multiparty system |
| Capital | Kigali |
| Administrative divisions | 12 prefectures (in French - prefectures, singular - prefecture; in Kinyarwanda - plural - NA, singular - prefegitura); Butare, Byumba, Cyangugu, Gikongoro, Gisenyi, Gitarama, Kibungo, Kibuye, Kigali Rurale, Kigali-ville, Umutara, Ruhengeri |
| Independence | 1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 1 July (1962) |
| Constitution | a new constitution was adopted 26 May 2003 |
| 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 |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal adult |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president paul kagame (since 22 april 2000) head of government: prime minister bernard makuza (since 8 march 2000) cabinet: council of ministers appointed by the president elections: last held 25 august 2003 (next to be held na 2008) election results: paul kagame elected president in first direct popular vote; paul kagame 95.05%, faustin twagiramungu 3.62%, jean-nepomuscene nayinzira 1.33% |
| Legislative branch | unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee Nationale (53 seats; members elected by direct vote)
elections: last held 29 september 2003 (next to be held na) election results: seats by party under the arusha peace accord - rpf 40, psd 7, pl 6 |
| Judicial branch | Supreme Court; communal courts; appeals courts |
| Political parties and leaders | Centrist Democratic Party or PDC [Alfred MUKEZAMFURA]; Social Democratic Party or PSD [Vincent BIRUTA]; Democratic Popular Union of Rwanda or UDPR [Adrien RANGIRA ]; Democratic Republican Movement or MDR (officially banned) [Celestin KABANDA]; Islamic Democratic Party or PDI [Andre BUMAYA]; Liberal Party or PL [Prosper HIGIRO]; Party for Democratic Renewal (officially banned) [Pasteur BIZIMUNGU and Charles NTAKARUTINKA]; Rwandan Patriotic Front or RPF [Paul KAGAME] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | IBUKA - association of genocide survivors |
| International organization participation | ACCT, ACP, AfDB, AU, CEPGL, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador zac nsenga FAX: [1] (202) 232-4544 telephone: [1] (202) 232-2882 chancery: 1714 new hampshire ave. nw, washington, dc 20009 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador margaret k. mcmillion embassy: #337 boulevard de la revolution, kigali mailing address: b. p. 28, kigali telephone: [250] 50 56 01 through 03 FAX: [250] 57 2128 |
| 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 |
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