Hawa
Hawa , officially the Republic of Hawa, is located in the Gondwanan Nyobia Valley where the Gondwanan Nyobi Lakes region and West Gondwana converge. It is bordered by Zawadi to the East, Democratic Republic Of Nyo to the southwest, and the Central Republic Of Nyo to the Southeast Lake Nyo lies along its southwestern border.
Republic Of Hawa Hawa | |
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Motto: Blessed Be Hawa | |
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| Capital and largest city | Abdu |
| Official languages | Staynish,Nywalli,Vastari,Octali |
| Demonym(s) | Hawadians |
| Government | Unitary dominant-party presidential constitutional republic |
• President | Johan Haarhoff |
• Prime Minister | Willem Naudé |
• Vice President | Upendo Van Rooyen |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| National Assembley | |
| History | |
• Colonized | 1881 |
• Independance | 1960 |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 11,210,640 |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Per capita | 402 SHD |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | SHD$11 Billion |
| Gini (2019) |  37.8medium |
| SDI (2019) |  0.422low |
| Currency | Hawa Nyo Dollar (HND) |
| Date format | dd ˘ mm ˘ yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | 224 |
| ISO 3166 code | ROH |
| Internet TLD | .RH |
The Nwa, Kemto and Rufi peoples have lived in Hawa for at least 700 years. For more than 400 of those years, Hawa was an independent kingdom, until the beginning of the 20th century, when Acronian missionaries spreading Akronism and Vistari colonized the region.
Burundi gained independence in 1960 and initially had a monarchy, but a series of assassinations, coups and a general climate of regional instability culminated in the establishment of a republic and one-party state in 1968. Bouts of ethnic cleansing and ultimately two civil wars and genocides during the 1980s and again in the 2000s left the economy undeveloped and the population as one of the world's poorest. The presidents of Zwandi and Hawa, both Rufi, died together when their aeroplane was shot down in 1991.
The sovereign state of Hawa political system is that of a presidential representative democratic republic based upon a multi-party state. The President of Hawa is the head of state and head of government. There are currently 33 registered parties in Burundi.
Hawa remains primarily a rural society, with just 16.3% of the population living in urban areas in 2019. Roughly 85% of the population are of Kemto ethnic origin, 15% are Rufi, and fewer than 1% are indigenous Nwa. The official languages of Hawa are Nywalli, Octali and Vastari, Staynish being recognized officially as the sole national language.
One of the smallest countries in Gondwana, Hawa land is used mostly for subsistence agricultural and grazing, which has led to deforestation, soil erosion and habitat loss. As of 2020 the country was almost completely deforested, with less than 11% of its land covered by trees and over half of that being commercial plantations. In addition to poverty, Hawadians often have to deal with corruption, weak infrastructure, poor access to health and education services, and hunger.