RWANDA REPORT |
Rwanda is a small landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of East-Central Africa. It is bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. Rwanda's countryside is covered by grasslands and small farms extending over rolling hills, with areas of rugged mountains that extend southeast from a chain of volcanoes in the northwest. On the western slopes of this ridgeline, the land slopes abruptly toward Lake Kivu and the Ruzizi River valley, and constitutes part of the Great Rift Valley. The eastern slopes are more moderate, with rolling hills extending across central uplands at gradually reducing altitudes, to the plains, swamps, and lakes of the eastern border region. Therefore the country is also fondly known as "Land of a Thousand Hills."
Annual rainfall averages 31 inches 830 mm but is generally heavier in the western and northwestern mountains than in the eastern savannas. The country covers an area of 26,338 square kilometers.
PARLIAMENT Rwanda has a Bicameral Parliament which has a senate (26 seats;12 members elected local councils, 8 appointed by the president,4 by the Political Organisations Forum, 2 represent institutions of higher learning to serve eight year terms). The Chamber of Deputies (80 seasts; 53 members elected by popular vote, 24 women elected by local bodies, 3 selected by youth and disability organisations to serve five year terms. ELECTIONS President elected by popular vote for a seven-year term but eligible for a second term. Elections last held 25 August 2003 and are next to be held August 2010
POLITICAL PARTIES Rwanda has ten major political parties. The major parties are:
Rwandan Patriotic Front or RPF. A coalition party that includes:-
Other parties include:-
Source of all data:CIA World Fact Book and Wikipedia |
