Rwanda
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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.
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Republic of Rwanda Repubulika y'u Rwanda République du Rwanda | |
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Motto:
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Anthem: "Rwanda Nziza" (English: "Beautiful Rwanda") | |
Capital and largest city | Kigali 1°56′38″S 30°3′34″E |
Official languages | Kinyarwanda English |
Recognised national languages | Swahili |
Ethnic groups |
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Demonym(s) | Rwandan, Rwandese |
Government | Unitary parliamentary democracy and Presidential republic |
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) | 0.536[4] low · 157th |
Currency | Rwandan franc (RWF) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
UTC+2 (not observed) | |
Driving side | right |
Calling code | 250 |
ISO 3166 code | RW |
Internet TLD | .rw |
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