Rwanda

Republic of Rwanda Repubulika y'u Rwanda République du Rwanda
Flag Seal
Motto:  Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu "Unity, Work, Patriotism"
Anthem: "Rwanda Nziza" (English: "Beautiful Rwanda")
Capital and largest city	Kigali 1°56′38″S 30°3′34″E / 1.94389°S 30.05944°E / -1.94389; 30.05944
Official languages	Kinyarwanda French English
Recognised national languages	Swahili
Ethnic groups	Hutu 84% Tutsi 15% Twa 1%
Demonym(s)	Rwandan, Rwandese
Government	Unitary parliamentary democracy and Presidential republic
• President	Paul Kagame
• Prime Minister	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)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (not observed)
Driving side	right
Calling code	250
ISO 3166 code	RW
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. sfn error: no target: CITEREFCIA_(IV)2012 (help)
2. ↑ National Census Service 2003, p. 16. sfn error: no target: CITEREFNational_Census_Service2003 (help)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} IMF (II). sfn error: no target: CITEREFIMF_(II) (help)
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.