Rwanda
Kigali · East Africa
Rwanda is a country in Africa. Its capital city is Kigali, the official currency is the Rwandan Franc, and the main language is Kinyarwanda.
With a population of roughly 14.1 million people spread over 26,338 km², Rwanda is the 75th most populous country in the world and the 144th largest by area. That works out at about 535 people per square kilometre.
Rwanda shares land borders with Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and DR Congo — 4 neighbours in all. Its largest urban centres are Kigali, Butare and Gisenyi. The highest point in the country is Mount Karisimbi, at 4,507 metres.
For scale, it covers almost exactly the same area as North Macedonia, while its population is closest to that of Guinea.
- Capital
- Kigali
- Region
- East Africa
- Population
- 14,100,000
- Area
- 26,338 km²
- Currency
- Rwandan Franc
- Main language
- Kinyarwanda
- Highest point
- Mount Karisimbi
4,507 m - Land borders
- 4
Rwanda: things worth knowing
- Rwanda is known as the land of a thousand hills for its steep, terraced landscape.
- It banned single-use plastic bags in 2008, well ahead of most of the world.
- Volcanoes National Park protects a substantial share of the remaining mountain gorillas.
Rwanda in context
Africa has 54 sovereign countries in total. Rwanda ranks 28th among them by population.
See the full list of Africa countries, or browse all 195 countries.