"Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda (Kinyarwanda: Repubulika y'u Rwanda; French: République du Rwanda), is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.7 million (2012). Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. All of Rwanda is at high elevation, with a geography dominated by mountains in the west, savanna in the east, and numerous lakes throughout the country. The climate is temperate, with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons every year. ..."
Territory in east central Africa, ruled since 1962 by the Repubulika y'u Rwanda
Reference
Rwanda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Measures of Freedom
Human Freedom Index [PDF], The Human Freedom Index 2016
2014: 6.78, Rank: 85, Personal Freedom: 6.19, Economic Freedom: 7.38, Democracy Index: 3.11
2014: 6.78, Rank: 85, Personal Freedom: 6.19, Economic Freedom: 7.38, Democracy Index: 3.11
Level of Economic Freedom, Economic Freedom of the World
2014: 7.38, Rank: 49
2014: 7.38, Rank: 49
Rwanda | Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2016
2016: Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 24, Political Rights: 6, Civil Liberties: 6
2016: Status: Not Free, Aggregate Score: 24, Political Rights: 6, Civil Liberties: 6
"In December 2015, a slate of constitutional amendments that, among other provisions, would allow current president Paul Kagame to run for three additional terms was approved in a constitutional referendum. Parliament had passed the amendments in the fall, citing overwhelming public support for the proposal and 3.7 million signatures calling for Kagame to stay in office, although reports circulated of citizens being pressured to sign the petition."