INDEPTH: RWANDA
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CBC News Online | August 22, 2003
Dec 16, 1999
Canada's Dallaire warned of UN 'impotence' in 1994
April 2, 2002
Rwandan war crimes trial off to rocky start
June 07 2002
Nuns sentenced for Rwanda war crimes
June 18, 2002
Rwandan justice system can't cope with genocide charges
July 30, 2002
Congo, Rwanda sign deal to end bloody conflict
May 5, 2003
23,000 accused in Rwandan genocide sent home
July 14, 2003
Canada offers guidelines on intervention
Aug. 22, 2003
Rwandan presidential election set for Monday
Aug ,26 2003
Kagame claims victory in Rwanda election
Sep 8, 2003
1992 speech did not incite Rwandan genocide: court
November 6, 2003
Former Rwandan officials on trial for genocide
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Population: 7,810,056
Capital: Kigali
Government type: Republic
President: Paul Kagame
Ethnicity: 85% Hutu, 14% Tutsi
Major languages: Kinyarwanda, English and French are official languages. Swahili is also used.
Major religions: Catholic (56.5%), Protestant (26%), Adventist (11.1%), Muslim (4.6%)
Location: Land-locked nation in central Africa, bordering Tanzania, Burundi, Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Area: 26,338 km sq.
Life expectancy: 39.33 years
Median age: 18.1 years
Natural resources: Gold, tin ore, tungsten ore, methane
Canadian imports from: Coffee ($700,000)
Canadian exports to: Electrical machinery ($800,000 and worn clothing $100,000)
Sources: CIA World Factbook and Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
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