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1.Had a brutal history of genocide
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Both
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Burundi
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In Burundi Hutus were mass killed first by Tutsis in 1972 and vice versa in 1993. In Rwanda only the minority Tutsi population were mass killed by the majority Hutu population
2.Is the larger one by area
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Burundi
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Burundi is just a little bit larger than Rwanda
3.Is world's least happiest country
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Rwanda
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4.Gained independence from Belgium
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Rwanda
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They were both called Ruanda-Urundi under the Belgian rule
5.Paul Kagame is its president
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Rwanda
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Took office in 2000
6.More than half of the population is Catholic
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7.Is one of Africa's fastest growing economies
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Burundi
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8.Has a sun on its flag
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Rwanda
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9.Hutu people are the largest ethnic group
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Rwanda
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10.Kigali is its capital
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Rwanda
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11.About 90% of its population is employed in agriculture
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Burundi
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12.Borders the Lake Tanganyika
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13.Has Africa's second highest average elevation
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Rwanda
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14.Moved its capital to its second-largest city in February 2019
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Rwanda
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Gitega used to be the capital of the Kingdom of Burundi up till its abolition in 1966
15.English and French are two of its official languages
Rwanda
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Both
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Burundi
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Rwanda has Kinyarwanda and Swahili and Burundi Kirundi as their official languages together with English and French
16.Is one of the two countries to have mountain gorillas
Rwanda
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Burundi
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The other country to have mountain gorillas is Uganda