Since the 1994 genocide that killed approximately one million people, Rwanda has moved to rehabilitate devastated infrastructure, restore social norms and, finally, embark on a long-term development strategy. The country has worked to demobilize and reintegrate waves of ex-combatants and, to date, about 3.5 million Rwandan refugees have been repatriated and resettled, in a country with a total population of 8 million. Extensive economic and governance reforms undertaken between 1995 and 2005 contributed to GDP growth rates in Rwanda averaging over 7.5 percent per year.