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Rwanda is a small landlocked sovereign country located in East Africa, bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1] Home to approximately 14 million people, Rwanda supports the densest population in continental Africa, with most of the population engaged in subsistence agriculture. A verdant country of fertile and hilly terrain, the small republic bears the title "Land of a Thousand Hills". The country attracted international concern for the infamous Rwandan genocide of 1994.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rwanda:
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /ruˈɑːndə/ or /ruˈændə/
- Common English country name(s): Rwanda
- Official English country name(s): Republic of Rwanda
- Common endonym(s): Rwanda
- Official endonym(s): Republic of Rwanda (English), Repubulika y'u Rwanda (Kinyarwanda), République du Rwanda (French), Jamhuri ya Rwanda (Swahili)
- Adjectival(s): Rwandan
- Demonym(s): Rwandan(s)
- International rankings of Rwanda
- ISO country codes: RW, RWA, 646
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:RW
- Internet country code top-level domain: .rw
Geography of Rwanda
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- Rwanda is a landlocked country
- Location:
- Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Rwanda:
- Highest point: Mount Karisimbi – 4,519 m (14,826 ft)
- Lowest point: Rusizi River – 950 m (3,117 ft)
- Land boundaries: 930 km (580 mi) [2]
Uganda – 172 km (107 mi)
Tanzania – 222 km (138 mi)
Burundi – 315 km (196 mi)
Democratic Republic of the Congo – 221 km (137 mi)
- Coastline: none (landlocked)
- Population of Rwanda: 14,104,969 – 76th most populous country
- Area of Rwanda: 26,338 km2 (10,169 sq mi)
- Atlas of Rwanda
Environment of Rwanda
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- Climate of Rwanda
- Ecoregions in Rwanda
- Geology of Rwanda
- Wildlife of Rwanda
- Fauna of Rwanda
Natural geographic features of Rwanda
[edit]- Glaciers in Rwanda: none[3]
- Lakes of Rwanda
- Mountains of Rwanda
- Rivers of Rwanda
- World Heritage Sites in Rwanda: None
Regions of Rwanda
[edit]Ecoregions of Rwanda
[edit]Administrative divisions of Rwanda
[edit]Administrative divisions of Rwanda
Demography of Rwanda
[edit]Government and politics of Rwanda
[edit]- Form of government: Unitary, semi-presidential republic
- Capital of Rwanda: Kigali
- Elections in Rwanda
- Political parties in Rwanda
Branches of the government of Rwanda
[edit]Executive branch of the government of Rwanda
[edit]Legislative branch of the government of Rwanda
[edit]- Parliament of Rwanda (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Rwanda
- Lower house: House of Commons of Rwanda
Judicial branch of the government of Rwanda
[edit]Foreign relations of Rwanda
[edit]International organization membership
[edit]The Republic of Rwanda is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Rwanda
[edit]Military of Rwanda
[edit]- Command
- Forces
Local government in Rwanda
[edit]History of Rwanda
[edit]- Current events of Rwanda
- Great Lakes refugee crisis
- Kingdom of Rwanda
- Rwandan Civil War
- Rwandan genocide
Culture of Rwanda
[edit]- Cuisine of Rwanda
- Languages of Rwanda
- Media in Rwanda
- National symbols of Rwanda
- Prostitution in Rwanda
- Public holidays in Rwanda
- Religion in Rwanda
- Hinduism in Rwanda
- Islam in Rwanda
- Sikhism in Rwanda
- World Heritage Sites in Rwanda: None
Art in Rwanda
[edit]Sports in Rwanda
[edit]Sports in Rwanda
Economy and infrastructure of Rwanda
[edit]- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 148th (one hundred and forty eighth)
- Banking in Rwanda
- Communications in Rwanda
- Companies of Rwanda
- Currency of Rwanda: Franc
- ISO 4217: RWF
- Energy in Rwanda
- Health care in Rwanda
- Mining in Rwanda
- Rwanda Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Rwanda
- Transport in Rwanda
- Water supply and sanitation in Rwanda
Education in Rwanda
[edit]See also
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- Index of Rwanda-related articles
- List of Rwanda-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Rwanda". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ "The World Factbook – Rwanda". CIA. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
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- The Republic of Rwanda official government site
- Miss Rwanda presents Rwanda's Lake Kivu
- Rwanda Travel Information
- IRIN News for Rwanda, from the United Nations
- CIA World Factbook — Rwanda
Rwanda travel guide from Wikivoyage- News, documentation and history of Rwanda seen by young rwandese
- Photos of Rwanda
- Rwanda Safaris Guide Archived 16 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Rwanda Online Guide
- National Geographic Journalist Kira Salak's 2006 Article "PLACES OF DARKNESS" appearing in National Geographic Adventure
- Photos from National Geographic Journalist Kira Salak's 2006 Article "PLACES OF DARKNESS" appearing in National Geographic Adventure
