A 16 member cabinet assists the president of this country. It is near the equator , but has a cool and pleasant climate. The capital developed as a trading center for caravans during the early 1900's. The country is divided into 10 units of local government called prefectures. People of this country are divide into two groups, the Hutu and the Tutsi.
People speak French or a Bantu language.
The country became independent from Belgium in 1962. Country is made up many islands 4. Country used to be part of the British Empire 5. All of the islands were formed by volcanoes 6. It became an independent country in 1970 7.