Rwanda

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Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley, where the African Great Lakes region and East Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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Point	Information
Country Name	Republic of Rwanda
Short Name	Rwanda
Capital	Kigali
Largest city	Kigali
Official languages	English, French, Kinyarwanda, Swahili
National Languages	Kinyarwanda
Religion	93.4% Christianity, 3.6% No religion, 1.8% Islam, 1.0% Traditional faiths, 0.2% Others
Demonym(s)	Rwandan Rwandese
Government	Unitary dominant-party parliamentary constitutional republic
President	Paul Kagame
Vice President	Prime Minister – Édouard Ngirente
House Speaker	Donatille Mukabalisa
Chief Justice	Dr. Faustin TEZILYAYO
Total Area	26,338 km² (10,169 sq mi)
Water (%)	5.3
Total Land Area (%)	24,942.086 km²
Population	12,374,397 (2019 estimate)
GDP (PPP)	$33.455 billion (2020 estimate)
GDP (Nominal)	$11.061 billion (2020 estimate)
Currency	Rwandan franc (RWF)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
Date format	(yyyy/mm/dd) for Kinyarwanda (dd/mm/yyyy) for English and French
Mains Electricity	230 V – 50 Hz
Driving side	right
Calling code	+250
ISO 3166 code	RW
Internet TLD	.rw
Political Parties	Rwandan Patriotic Front Centrist Democratic Party Ideal Democratic Party Party for Progress and Concord
Independence Day	1 July 1962
Tallest Building	Centenary Houses Kigali City Tower Grand Pension Plaza Makuza Peace Plaza
Richest Persons	Alhaji Aliko Dangote
Top Website	umuryango.rw mtn.co.rw kigalitoday.com umuseke.rw
Flag	Rwanda Flag
Map	Rwanda Map