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GovernmentCountry name
Conventional long form Republic of Rwanda
Conventional short form Rwanda Local long form Republika y'u Rwanda Local short form Rwanda Former Ruanda, German East Africa Government type
Republic; presidential, multiparty system Capital
Name Kigali
Geographic coordinates 1 57 S, 30 03 E Time difference UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) 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) Independence
1 July 1962 (from Belgium-administered UN trusteeship) Constitution
Constitution passed by referendum 26 May 2003 Legal system
Mixed legal system of civil law, based on German and Belgian models, and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court International law organization participation
Has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state
President Paul KAGAME (since 22 April 2000) Head of government Prime Minister Pierre Damien HABUMUREMYI (since 7 October 2011) Cabinet Council of Ministers appointed by the president Elections President elected by popular vote for a seven-year term (eligible for a second term); elections last held on 9 August 2010 (next to be held in 2017) Election results Paul KAGAME elected to a second term as president; Paul KAGAME 93.1%, Jean NTAWUKURIRYAYO 5.1%, Prosper HIGIRO 1.4%, Alvera MUKABAR 0.4% Legislative branch
Bicameral Parliament consists of Senate (26 seats; 12 members elected by local councils, 8 appointed by the president, 4 appointed by the Political Organizations Forum, 2 represent institutions of higher learning; members 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; members to serve five-year terms) Elections Senate - NA; Chamber of Deputies - last held on 15 September 2008 (next to be held in September 2013) Election results Percent of vote by party - RPF 78.8%, PSD 13.1%, PL 7.5%; seats by party - RPF 42, PSD 7, PL 4, additional 27 members indirectly elected Judicial branch
Supreme Court; High Courts of the Republic; Provincial Courts; District Courts; mediation committees Political parties and leaders
Centrist Democratic Party or PDC [Agnes MUKABARANGA]; Democratic Popular Union of Rwanda or UDPR [Gonzague RWIGEMA]; Democratic Republican Movement or MDR [Celestin KABANDA] (officially banned); Islamic Democratic Party or PDI [Musa Fazil HARERIMANA]; Liberal Party or PL [Protais MITALI]; Party for Democratic Renewal (officially banned); Party for Progress and Concord or PPC [Alvera MUKABARAMBA]; Rwandan Patriotic Front or RPF [Paul KAGAME]; Rwandan Socialist Party or PSR [Jean Baptist RUCIBIGANGO]; Social Democratic Party or PSD [Vincent BIRUTA]; Socialist Party-Imberakuri or PS-Imberakuri [Christine MUKABUNANI]; Solidarity and Prosperity Party or PSP [Pheobe KANYANGE] Political pressure groups and leaders
IBUKA (association of genocide survivors) International organization participation
ACP, AfDB, AU, C, CEPGL, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the us
Chief of mission Ambassador James KIMONYO
Chancery 1714 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 Telephone [1] (202) 232-2882FAX [1] (202) 232-4544 Diplomatic representation from the us
Chief of mission Ambassador Donald W. KORAN
Embassy 2657 Avenue de la Gendarmerie, Kigali Mailing address B. P. 28, KigaliTelephone [250] 596-400 FAX [250] 596-591 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; blue represents happiness and peace, yellow economic development and mineral wealth, green hope of prosperity and natural resources; the sun symbolizes unity, as well as enlightenment and transparency from ignorance National anthem
Name
"Rwanda nziza" (Rwanda, Our Beautiful Country) Lyrics/music Faustin MURIGO/Jean-Bosco HASHAKAIMANA Note Adopted 2001
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