of the Transitional National Assembly); no
elections have been held for the Transitional National Assembly as the
distribution of seats was predetermined by the Arusha peace accord
election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - FPR
13, MDR 13, PSD 13, PL 13, PDC 6, RPA 6, PSR 2, PDI 2, other 2; note -
the distribution of seats was predetermined

Judicial branch: Constitutional Court, consists of the Court of
Cassation and the Council of State in joint session

Political parties and leaders: Centrist Democratic Party or PDC
; Democratic and Socialist Party or PSD
;
Democratic Republican Movement or MDR [Pierre Celestin RWIGEMA,
chairman]; Islamic Democratic Party or PDI ; Liberal Party
or PL ; National Repulican Movement for Democracy
and Development or MRNDD (formerly known as the National Movement for
Democracy and Development or MRND ; Rwanda
Patriotic Army or RPA ; Rwandan
Patriotic Front or FPR ; Rwandan Socialist
Party or PSR

Political pressure groups and leaders: IBUKA - association of genocide
survivors

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,
OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO

Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Richard SEZIBERA
chancery: 1714 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20009
telephone: (202) 232-2882
FAX: (202) 232-4544

Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador George M. STAPLES
embassy: Boulevard de la Revolution, Kigali
mailing address: B. P. 28, Kigali
telephone: 756 01 through 03, 721 26, 771 47
FAX: 721 28

Flag description: 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

@Rwanda:Economy

Economy - overview: Rwanda is a rural country with about 90% of the
population engaged in (mainly subsistence) agriculture. It is the most
densely populated country in Africa; is landlocked; and has few
natural resources and minimal industry. Primary exports are coffee and
tea. The 1994 genocide decimated Rwanda's fragile economic base,
severely impoverished the population, particularly women, and eroded
the country's ability to