 Rwanda
is a country that lies in the east-central Africa. This
small landlocked nation is surrounded by Tanzania,
Congo, Burundi and Uganda. Rwanda is one of the highly
populated nations in Africa and its population is about
10.1 million. Most of the people in the country depend
on agriculture for their livelihood. Rwanda is the first
country in the world to have a national legislature that
consists of mainly women. Rwanda is a small country and
it is about half the size of Scotland. It is located a
few degrees on the south of the equator.
The country does not have many natural resources and its
economy is dependent on subsistence agriculture by the
farmers of the country. In it year 2006, it was reported
that almost 40% of its Gross Domestic Product came from
agriculture and farms. For the past two decades or so,
the production of food and the sizes of the farms have
been decreasing because of the relocation of the
displaced population. The two chief crops that Rwanda
exports to other countries are tea and coffee. Rwanda’s
industrial sector is not just uncompetitive but it is
also small. The tourism industry is now growing rapidly
and it brings in revenue for the country.
The people from Rwanda are called Rwandan.
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