E, chairman;
Democratic Republican Movement (MDR); Liberal Party (PL); Democratic
and Socialist Party (PSD); Christian Democratic Party (PDC); Islamic
Democratic Party (PDI); Rwandan Socialist Party (PSR); National
Movement for Democracy and Development (MRND), former ruling party

Other political or pressure groups: Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA),
the RPF military wing, Maj. Gen. Paul KAGAME, commander; Rally for
the Democracy and Return (RDR)

International organization participation: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC,
CEEAC, CEPGL, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU,
NAM, OAU, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO

Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Theogene RUDASINGWA
chancery: 1714 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: [1] (202) 232-2882
FAX: [1] (202) 232-4544

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador Robert GRIBBIN III
embassy: Boulevard de la Revolution, Kigali
mailing address: B. P. 28, Kigali
telephone: [250] 756 01 through 03, 721 26, 771 47
FAX: [250] 721 28

Flag: three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and
green with a large black letter R centered in the yellow band; uses
the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the flag of
Guinea, which has a plain yellow band

Economy
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Economic overview: Rwanda is a poor African nation suffering
bitterly from ethnic-based civil war. The agricultural sector
dominates the economy; coffee and tea normally make up 80%-90% of
total exports. The amount of fertile land is limited, however, and
deforestation and soil erosion continue to create problems.
Manufacturing focuses mainly on the processing of agricultural
products. Weak international prices since 1986 have caused the
economy to contract and per capita GDP to decline. A structural
adjustment program with the World Bank began in October 1990.
Ethnic-based insurgency since 1990 has devastated wide areas,
especially in the north, and displaced hundreds of thousands of
people. A peace accord in mid-1993 temporarily ended most of the
fighting, but resumption of large-scale civil warfare in April 1994
in the capital city Kigali and elsewhere has been taking thousands
of lives and severely affecting short-term econom