Capital of Rwanda:
KigaliArea of Rwanda: 26,338 km² (10,169 mi²) (
147th)
Population of Rwanda: 14,256,567 (
77th) - (2024 est.)
Location: Central Africa
Languages of Rwanda: Kinyarwanda (official, universal
Bantu vernacular) 93.2%,
French (official) <0.1%,
English (official) <0.1%,
Swahili/
Kiswahili (official, used in commercial centers) <0.1%, more than one language, other 6.3%, unspecified 0.3% (2002 est.)
Religions of Rwanda: Roman Catholic 40%,
Pentecostal 21%,
Protestant 15%,
Seventh-day Adventist 12%, Other Christian 4%, None 3%,
Muslim 2%, Other 3% (2022 est.)
Ethnic groups in Rwanda: Hutu,
Tutsi,
Twa Currency:
Rwandan franc (
RWF)
Calling code: (
+250)
Organizations: United Nations, Commonwealth of Nations
Border countries (4):
Burundi 315 km,
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) 221 km,
Tanzania 222 km,
Uganda 172 km.
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Administrative divisions of Rwanda
4 provinces (in French - provinces, singular - province; in Kinyarwanda - intara for singular and plural)
and 1 city* (in French - ville; in Kinyarwanda - umujyi):
Est (Eastern), Kigali*, Nord (Northern), Ouest (Western), Sud (Southern).
Natural resources: gold,
cassiterite (tin ore),
wolframite (tungsten ore),
columbite-tantalite (tantalum and niobium ore),
methane,
hydro-electric power,
coffee,
tea,
arable land,
green beans.