Rwanda

Republic of Rwanda
Repubulika y'u Rwanda
République du Rwanda
Seal of Rwanda: Central tribal devices, surmounted on a cog wheel and encircled by a square knot
Seal
Motto: 
  • Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu
  • "Unity, Work, Patriotism"
Anthem: "Rwanda Nziza"
(English: "Beautiful Rwanda")
Map showing part of Africa, with Rwanda coloured in red
Capital
and largest city
Kigali
1°56′38″S 30°3′34″E / 1.94389°S 30.05944°E / -1.94389; 30.05944
Official languagesKinyarwanda

French

English
Recognised national languagesSwahili
Ethnic groups
  • Hutu 84%
  • Tutsi 15%
  • Twa 1%
Demonym(s)Rwandan, Rwandese
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary democracy and Presidential republic
• President
Paul Kagame
Édouard Ngirente
Independence
• from Belgium
1 July 1962
Area
• Total
26,338 km2 (10,169 sq mi) (144th)
• Water (%)
5.3
Population
• 2012 estimate
11,689,696[1] (73rd)
• 2002 census
8,162,715[2]
• Density
419.8/km2 (1,087.3/sq mi) (29th)
GDP (PPP)2011 estimate
• Total
$13.109 billion[3]
• Per capita
$1,284[3]
GDP (nominal)2011 estimate
• Total
$6.055 billion[3]
• Per capita
$593[3]
HDI (2018)Increase 0.536[4]
low · 157th
CurrencyRwandan franc (RWF)
Time zoneUTC+2 (CAT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (not observed)
Driving sideright
Calling code250
ISO 3166 codeRW
Internet TLD.rw

Rwanda is a country in Africa. It is near Burundi, Congo-Kinshasa, Uganda, and Tanzania. In the Rwandan genocide of 1994, over one million (1,000,000) people were killed.

  1. CIA (IV) 2012.
  2. National Census Service 2003, p. 16.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 IMF (II).
  4. "Human Development Report 2019". United Nations Development Programme. 10 December 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.

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