Rwanda is a country in Africa, known for its mountain gorillas and thousand hills. It has a population of nearly 15 million, making it the 77th largest country in the world. Its capital is Kigali. Rwanda has a service-based economy with growing tourism sector.Rwanda is a sovereign state in central Africa with a widely varied geography. Rwanda has one of the highest population densities in Africa (1,060/sq mi) with a young, mostly rural population.
n 1959, the Hulu people revolted, massacring a large number of Tutsi people and establishing a new state three years later. The Tutsi launched a civil war in 1990, then a genocide in 1994 in which Hutu extremists killed up to one million Tutsi and Hutu.
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Left: Mount Muhabura (4127m)
Right: Mount Gahinga (3474 m)
The lake in the right part of the picture is Lake Ruhonda.
The Virunga Volcanoes are home of the critically endangered mountain gorilla (gorilla beringei beringei), listed on the IUCN Red List of Endangered Species due to habitat loss, poaching, disease, and war.
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