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