位於東非的內陸國家，人口密度與台灣相近。國內主要以胡圖族和圖西族組成，1990年先爆發盧安達內戰，胡圖人組成的軍隊推翻了圖西人的王朝。1994年，胡圖人對圖西人進行大屠殺，近80萬人遭到殺害，又被稱為盧安達種族滅絕。現在雖走出大屠殺陰影，全國經濟狀況仍未改善，人均GDP僅823美元，是全球末段班。2020年女性國會議員比例全球最高，80席當中有49席為女性。

Year Founded: 1962

A land-locked state in East Africa, Rwanda’s population density is close to that of Taiwan. The population are mainly Hutu and Tutsi. In 1990, a civil war broke out and the Hutu led a military coup which overthrew the Tutsi monarchy. In 1994, the Hutu began carrying out genocide against the Tutsi. Nearly 800,000 people were killed on both sides during this gruesome conflict. This important historical event is called the Rwandan genocide. Now even though the country has put the gloom of the mass killings behind it, economic development is still stagnant with a GDP per capita of a mere USD823, ranking among the lowest in the world. In 2020, the proportion of seats held by women in Rwanda’s parliament was the highest in the world. 49 out of 80 seats were held by women.