Rwanda is a small landlocked sovereign country located in the Great Lakes region of east-central Africa, bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.[1] Home to approximately 10.1 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): of Rwanda
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Rwandan
- Demonym(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
- High: Mount Karisimbi 4,519 m (14,826 ft)
- Low: Ruzizi River 950 m (3,117 ft)
- Land boundaries: 893 km
Burundi 290 km
Democratic Republic of the Congo 217 km
Tanzania 217 km
Uganda 169 km
- Coastline: none
- Population of Rwanda: 9,725,000 – 77th most populous country
- Area of Rwanda: 26,798 km2
- 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[2]
- Lakes of Rwanda
- Mountains of Rwanda
- Rivers of Rwanda
- World Heritage Sites in Rwanda: None
Regions of Rwanda
editEcoregions of Rwanda
editAdministrative divisions of Rwanda
editAdministrative divisions of Rwanda
Provinces of Rwanda
editDistricts of Rwanda
editDemography of Rwanda
editGovernment and politics of Rwanda
editBranches of the government of Rwanda
editExecutive branch of the government of Rwanda
editLegislative 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
editCourt system of Rwanda
Foreign relations of Rwanda
editInternational organization membership
editThe Republic of Rwanda is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Rwanda
editLaw of Rwanda
Military of Rwanda
edit- Command
- Forces
- Army of Rwanda
- Navy of Rwanda: None
- Air Force of Rwanda
Local government in Rwanda
editLocal government in Rwanda
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
editSports in Rwanda
editSports 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
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Rwanda". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ 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
- 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
