The Republic of Rwanda is a small landlocked sovereign country located in the Great Lakes region of east-central Africa

Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

, bordered by Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

, Burundi

Burundi

Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...

, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...

 and Tanzania

Tanzania

The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...

. Home to approximately 10.1 million people, Rwanda supports the densest population in continental Africa, with most of the population engaged in subsistence agriculture

Subsistence agriculture

Subsistence agriculture is self-sufficiency farming in which the farmers focus on growing enough food to feed their families. The typical subsistence farm has a range of crops and animals needed by the family to eat and clothe themselves during the year. Planting decisions are made with an eye...

. 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

Rwandan Genocide

The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days through mid-July, over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate...

 of 1994.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rwanda:

General reference

• Pronunciation
  International Phonetic Alphabet
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  :
• Common English country name(s): Rwanda
  Rwanda
  Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
  
  
• Official English country name(s): of Rwanda
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Rwandan
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology
  Etymology
  Etymology is the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.For languages with a long written history, etymologists make use of texts in these languages and texts about the languages to gather knowledge about how words were used during...
  
  : Name of Rwanda
• International rankings of Rwanda
  International rankings of Rwanda
  The following are international rankings of Rwanda....
  
  
• ISO country codes: RW, RWA, 646
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:RW
  ISO 3166-2:RW
  ISO 3166-2:RW is the entry for Rwanda in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Rwanda, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
  The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
  
   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
  A country code top-level domain is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, a sovereign state, or a dependent territory....
  
  : .rw
  .rw
  -2nd Level Domains:Registration is permitted directly at the second level, unlike some other ccTLDs where registrations are at the third level beneath categorized labels...
  
  

Geography of Rwanda

• Rwanda is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere
    Southern Hemisphere
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     and Eastern Hemisphere
    Eastern Hemisphere
    The Eastern Hemisphere, also Eastern hemisphere or eastern hemisphere, is a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. It is also used to refer to Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australasia, vis-à-vis the Western Hemisphere, which includes...
    
    
  • Africa
    Africa
    Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
    
    
    • Central Africa
      Central Africa
      Central Africa is a core region of the African continent which includes Burundi, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Rwanda....
      
      
    • East Africa
      East Africa
      East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN scheme of geographic regions, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
      
      
  • Time zone
    Time zone
    A time zone is a region on Earth that has a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes. In order for the same clock time to always correspond to the same portion of the day as the Earth rotates , different places on the Earth need to have different clock times...
    
    : Central Africa Time
    Central Africa Time
    Central Africa Time, or CAT, is a time zone used in central and southern Africa. The zone is two hours ahead of UTC , which is the same as the adjacent South Africa Standard Time and also the same as Eastern European Time....
    
     (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Rwanda
    • High: Mount Karisimbi
      Mount Karisimbi
      Mount Karisimbi is an inactive volcano in the Virunga Mountains on the border between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. At , Karisimbi is the highest of the eight major mountains of the mountain range, which is a part of the East African Rift Valley...
      
       4519 m (14,826 ft)
    • Low: Ruzizi River
      Ruzizi River
      The Ruzizi , is a river which flows from Lake Kivu to Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa, descending rapidly from about 1,500 metres above sea level to about 770 metres above sea level over its length...
      
       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 - 83rd most populous country
• Area of Rwanda: 26,798 km²
• Atlas of Rwanda

Environment of Rwanda

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• Climate of Rwanda
• Environmental issues in Rwanda
• Ecoregions in Rwanda
• Renewable energy in Rwanda
• Geology of Rwanda
• Protected areas of Rwanda
  • Biosphere reserves in Rwanda
  • National parks of Rwanda
• Wildlife of Rwanda
  Wildlife of Rwanda
  The wildlife of Rwanda is composed of its flora and fauna. Rwanda has 189 species of mammals and 729 species of birds.- Flora :The world's smallest water lilly, Nymphaea thermarum, was endemic not only to Rwanda, but to the damp mud formed by the overflow of a freshwater hot spring in Mashyuza...
  
  
  • Flora of Rwanda
  • Fauna of Rwanda
    • Birds of Rwanda
    • Mammals of Rwanda

Natural geographic features of Rwanda

• Glaciers in Rwanda: none
• Islands of Rwanda
• Lakes of Rwanda
• Mountains of Rwanda
  • Volcanoes in Rwanda
• Rivers of Rwanda
  • Waterfalls of Rwanda
• Valleys of Rwanda
• World Heritage Sites in Rwanda: None

Administrative divisions of Rwanda

• Provinces of Rwanda
  Provinces of Rwanda
  Image:Rwanda Provinces 2006.png|left|300pxpoly 211 66 216 74 223 76 230 102 262 85 306 169 296 177 277 166 247 178 241 188 209 179 193 160 176 155 172 127 167 123 140 119 131 107 153 84 174 84 189 74 204 79 Northern Province, Rwanda...
  
  
  • Districts of Rwanda
    Districts of Rwanda
    The Provinces of Rwanda are subdivided into 30 districts . Each district is in turn divided into sectors. Until 2001, the districts had been called communes...
    
    

Government and politics of Rwanda

Main article: Government of Rwanda and Politics of Rwanda

Politics of Rwanda

Politics of Rwanda takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Rwanda is both head of state and head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the two...

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  :
• Capital of Rwanda: Kigali

• Elections in Rwanda
  Elections in Rwanda
  The major recurring elections in Rwanda on a national level are the election of the President of Rwanda, which recurs after seven years, and the election of the Parliament of Rwanda ....
  
  
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Rwanda
• Political scandals of Rwanda
• Taxation in Rwanda

Executive branch of the government of Rwanda

• Head of state
  Head of State
  A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...
  
  : President of Rwanda,
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Prime Minister of Rwanda
  Prime Minister of Rwanda
  -List of Prime Ministers of Rwanda:-Affiliations:*Parmehutu - Party of the Hutu Emancipation Movement*MRND - National Republican Movement for Democracy and Development...
  
  ,
• Cabinet of Rwanda

Legislative branch of the government of Rwanda

• Parliament of Rwanda
  Parliament of Rwanda
  The Parliament of Rwanda consists of two chambers:*The Senate *The Chamber of Deputies Prior to 2003 the Parliament of Rwanda was unicameral...
  
   (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Senate of Rwanda
    Senate of Rwanda
    The Parliament of Rwanda has two chambers. The upper house is the Senate ...
    
    
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : House of Commons of Rwanda

Judicial branch of the government of Rwanda

• Supreme Court of Rwanda

Foreign relations of Rwanda

• Diplomatic missions in Rwanda
• Diplomatic missions of Rwanda
  Diplomatic missions of Rwanda
  This is a list of diplomatic missions of Rwanda, excluding honorary consulates.-Europe:** Brussels ** Paris ** Berlin ** The Hague ** Stockholm ** Geneva ** London -Africa:...
  
  

International organization membership

The Republic of Rwanda is a member of:

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union
  African Union
  The African Union is a union consisting of 54 African states. The only all-African state not in the AU is Morocco. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity...
  
   (AU)
• African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
  Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
  The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, is a free trade area with nineteen member states stretching from Libya to Zimbabwe. COMESA formed in December 1994, replacing a Preferential Trade Area which had existed since 1981...
  
   (COMESA)
• East African Community
  East African Community
  The East African Community is an intergovernmental organisation comprising the five east African countries Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda. Pierre Nkurunziza, the President of the Republic of Burundi, is the current Chairman of the East African Community. The EAC was originally...
  
   (EAC)
• East African Development Bank
  East African Development Bank
  East African Development Bank is a development finance institution with the objective of promoting development in East Africa.-Overview:...
  
   (EADB)
• Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries
  Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries
  The Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries is a sub-regional organization with multiple vocation created by the signing of the Agreement of Gisenyi in Rwanda on September 20, 1976, aiming at insuring the safety of member states, at favoring the creation and the development of activities of...
  
   (CEPGL)
• Food and Agriculture Organization
  Food and Agriculture Organization
  The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate agreements and...
  
   (FAO)
• Group of 77
  Group of 77
  The Group of 77 at the United Nations is a loose coalition of developing nations, designed to promote its members' collective economic interests and create an enhanced joint negotiating capacity in the United Nations. There were 77 founding members of the organization, but the organization has...
  
   (G77)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development is one of five institutions that compose the World Bank Group. The IBRD is an international organization whose original mission was to finance the reconstruction of nations devastated by World War II. Now, its mission has expanded to fight...
  
   (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization
  International Civil Aviation Organization
  The International Civil Aviation Organization , pronounced , , is a specialized agency of the United Nations. It codifies the principles and techniques of international air navigation and fosters the planning and development of international air transport to ensure safe and orderly growth...
  
   (ICAO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association
  International Development Association
  The International Development Association , is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. It complements the World Bank's other lending arm — the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development — which serves middle-income countries with capital investment and...
  
   (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is a humanitarian institution that is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement along with the ICRC and 186 distinct National Societies...
  
   (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation
  International Finance Corporation
  The International Finance Corporation promotes sustainable private sector investment in developing countries.IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States....
  
   (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development
  International Fund for Agricultural Development
  The International Fund for Agricultural Development , a specialized agency of the United Nations, was established as an international financial institution in 1977 as one of the major outcomes of the 1974 World Food Conference. IFAD is dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in developing countries...
  
   (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization
  International Labour Organization
  The International Labour Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that deals with labour issues pertaining to international labour standards. Its headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. Its secretariat — the people who are employed by it throughout the world — is known as the...
  
   (ILO)
• International Monetary Fund
  International Monetary Fund
  The International Monetary Fund is an organization of 187 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world...
  
   (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee
  International Olympic Committee
  The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
  
   (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration
  International Organization for Migration
  The International Organization for Migration is an intergovernmental organization. It was initially established in 1951 as the Intergovernmental Committee for European Migration to help resettle people displaced by World War II....
  
   (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization
  International Organization for Standardization
  The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO, is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on February 23, 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary, industrial and commercial...
  
   (ISO) (correspondent)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
  The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an international humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers, members and staff worldwide which was founded to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human...
  
   (ICRM)

• International Telecommunication Union
  International Telecommunication Union
  The International Telecommunication Union is the specialized agency of the United Nations which is responsible for information and communication technologies...
  
   (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
  The International Telecommunications Satellite Organization is an intergovernmental organisation charged with overseeing the public service obligations of Intelsat.-External links:*...
  
   (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation
  International Trade Union Confederation
  The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...
  
   (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 with a capital base of $1 billion and is headquartered in...
  
   (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• United Nations
  United Nations
  The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
  
   (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues....
  
   (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  United Nations Industrial Development Organization
  The United Nations Industrial Development Organization , French/Spanish acronym ONUDI, is a specialized agency in the United Nations system, headquartered in Vienna, Austria...
  
   (UNIDO)
• United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
  United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
  The United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad was a United Nations peacekeeping mission established by the United Nations Security Council on September 25, 2007 to provide a multidimensional presence of up to 350 police and military personnel to eastern Chad and north-eastern...
  
   (MINURCAT)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
   (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour
  World Confederation of Labour
  The World Confederation of Labour was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the end of World War II...
  
   (WCL)
• World Customs Organization
  World Customs Organization
  The World Customs Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. With its worldwide membership, the WCO is recognized as the voice of the global customs community...
  
   (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions
  World Federation of Trade Unions
  The World Federation of Trade Unions was established in 1945 to replace the International Federation of Trade Unions. Its mission was to bring together trade unions across the world in a single international organization, much like the United Nations...
  
   (WFTU)
• World Health Organization
  World Health Organization
  The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
  
   (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization
  World Intellectual Property Organization
  The World Intellectual Property Organization is one of the 17 specialized agencies of the United Nations. WIPO was created in 1967 "to encourage creative activity, to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world"....
  
   (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization
  World Meteorological Organization
  The World Meteorological Organization is an intergovernmental organization with a membership of 189 Member States and Territories. It originated from the International Meteorological Organization , which was founded in 1873...
  
   (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization
  World Tourism Organization
  The World Tourism Organization , based in Madrid, Spain, is a United Nations agency dealing with questions relating to tourism. It compiles the World Tourism rankings. The World Tourism Organization is a significant global body, concerned with the collection and collation of statistical information...
  
   (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization
  World Trade Organization
  The World Trade Organization is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1, 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement, replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade , which commenced in 1948...
  
   (WTO)

Law and order in Rwanda

• Capital punishment in Rwanda
• Constitution of Rwanda
  Constitution of Rwanda
  The Constitution of Rwanda was adopted by referendum on May 26, 2003. It replaced the older Constitution of 1991.The Constitution provides for a presidential system of government, with separation of powers between the three branches. It condemns the Rwandan Genocide in the preamble, expressing hope...
  
  
• Crime in Rwanda
• Human rights in Rwanda
  Human rights in Rwanda
  This article presents an overview of human rights in Rwanda.During the Rwandan Genocide in 1994, 800,000 people were murdered.Subsequent governments, including the current government led by President Paul Kagame, have been accused by Amnesty International of numerous human rights violations,...
  
  
  • LGBT rights in Rwanda
    LGBT rights in Rwanda
    Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Rwandan citizens may face greater legal and social difficulties in comparison to citizens who are heterosexual. While homosexuality is not de jure illegal, sexual orientation is considered a taboo topic, and there is no significant public discussion of this...
    
    
  • Freedom of religion in Rwanda
• Law enforcement in Rwanda
  Law enforcement in Rwanda
  Rwanda's legal system is largely based on German and Belgian civil law systems and customary law. -Historical secret police organizations:*Service Central de Renseignements -Sources:...
  
  

Military of Rwanda

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
    A commander-in-chief is the commander of a nation's military forces or significant element of those forces. In the latter case, the force element may be defined as those forces within a particular region or those forces which are associated by function. As a practical term it refers to the military...
    
    :
    • Ministry of Defence of Rwanda
• Forces
  • Army of Rwanda
  • Navy
    Navy
    A navy is the branch of a nation's armed forces principally designated for naval and amphibious warfare; namely, lake- or ocean-borne combat operations and related functions...
    
     of Rwanda: None
  • Air Force of Rwanda
  • Special forces of Rwanda
• Military history of Rwanda
• Military ranks of Rwanda

History of Rwanda

Main article: History of Rwanda

History of Rwanda

Human occupation of Rwanda is thought to have begun shortly after the last ice age. By the fifteenth century the inhabitants had organized into a number of kingdoms...

, Timeline of the history of Rwanda, and Current events of Rwanda

• Great Lakes refugee crisis
  Great Lakes refugee crisis
  The Great Lakes refugee crisis is the common name for the situation beginning with the exodus in April 1994 of over two million Rwandans to neighboring countries of the Great Lakes region of Africa in the aftermath of the Rwandan Genocide...
  
  
• Kingdom of Rwanda
  • Kings of Rwanda
• Rwandan Civil War
  Rwandan Civil War
  The Rwandan Civil War was a conflict within the Central African nation of Rwanda between the government of President Juvénal Habyarimana and the rebel Rwandan Patriotic Front...
  
  
• Rwandan Genocide
  Rwandan Genocide
  The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass murder of an estimated 800,000 people in the small East African nation of Rwanda. Over the course of approximately 100 days through mid-July, over 500,000 people were killed, according to a Human Rights Watch estimate...
  
  

• Economic history of Rwanda
• Military history of Rwanda

Culture of Rwanda

• Architecture of Rwanda
• Cuisine of Rwanda
• Dance in Rwanda
• Ethnic minorities in Rwanda
• Festivals in Rwanda
• Humor in Rwanda
• Languages of Rwanda
  Languages of Rwanda
  Kinyarwanda, French, and English are the official languages of Rwanda. However, since the 1994 genocide, the complications of relations with the current French government, the return of numerous Tutsi refugees who went to Uganda , and also the intervention of the United States, English has been...
  
  
• Media in Rwanda
• National symbols of Rwanda
  • Coat of arms of Rwanda
    Coat of arms of Rwanda
    The seal of Rwanda is the national symbol and used by the government. It was restyled in 2001 to match the color scheme of the new national flag. The text reads "Republic of Rwanda - Unity, Work, Patriotism" in Kinyarwanda...
    
    
  • Flag of Rwanda
    Flag of Rwanda
    The flag of Rwanda was adopted on October 25, 2001.The flag has four colours: blue, green, and two forms of yellow . The blue band represents happiness and peace, the yellow band symbolizes economic development, and the green band symbolizes the hope of prosperity...
    
    
  • National anthem of Rwanda
• People of Rwanda
• Prostitution in Rwanda
  Prostitution in Rwanda
  Prostitution is illegal in Rwanda. However, due to the immense poverty in the country, many women have been forced into prostitution to make money. It is thought that around 25% of sex workers in Rwanda are HIV positive. On September 23, 2006, Valeria Nyirahabineza ordered prostitutes in Rwanda to...
  
  
• Public holidays in Rwanda
  Public holidays in Rwanda
  This is a list of public holidays in Rwanda. Rwanda observes eleven regular public holidays throughout the year, with others occasionally inserted by the government. Additionally, the week following Genocide Memorial Day on 7 April is designated an official week of mourning...
  
  
• Records of Rwanda
• Religion in Rwanda
  Religion in Rwanda
  The Rwandan government reported on November 1, 2006, that 56.5% of the Rwanda's population is Roman Catholic, 26% is Protestant, 11.1% is Seventh-day Adventist, 4.6% is Muslim, 1.7% claims no religious affiliation, and 0.1% practices traditional indigenous beliefs...
  
  
  • Buddhism in Rwanda
  • Christianity in Rwanda
  • Hinduism in Rwanda
  • Islam in Rwanda
    Islam in Rwanda
    Islam was first introduced into Rwanda by Muslim traders from the East Coast of Africa in the 18th century. Since its introduction, Muslims have been a minority in the territory, while the Roman Catholic Church, introduced to Rwandans during the colonial period in the late 19th century is the...
    
    
  • Judaism in Rwanda
  • Sikhism in Rwanda
• World Heritage Sites in Rwanda: None

Art in Rwanda

• Art in Rwanda
• Cinema of Rwanda
• Literature of Rwanda
  Literature of Rwanda
  Rwandan literature is a literature both oral and written in Kinyarwanda, or French, particularly by citizens of Rwanda.-Background:Rwanda's literary history is largely an oral one. The traditional texts were classed in two main categories: more formal, royal documents, which are described as...
  
  
• Music of Rwanda
  Music of Rwanda
  The music of Rwanda largely consists of African folk music sung by its people.Traditional music and dance are taught in "amatorero" dance groups, which are to be found across the entire country. The most famous of those is Ballet National Urukerereza, which was created in the early 1970s to...
  
  
• Television in Rwanda
• Theatre in Rwanda

Sports in Rwanda

• Football in Rwanda
  Football in Rwanda
  The sport of football in the country of Rwanda is run by the Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association. The association administers the national football team, as well as the Rwandan Premier League.-National team:...
  
  
• Rwanda at the Olympics
  Rwanda at the Olympics
  Rwanda has competed in seven Summer Games. They have never competed in the Winter Games.Rwanda has never won an Olympic medal, but Jean de Dieu Nkundabera won a Paralympic bronze medal for Rwanda in wheelchair racing at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens....
  
  

Economy and infrastructure of Rwanda

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 148th (one hundred and forty eighth)

• Agriculture in Rwanda
• Banking in Rwanda
  • National Bank of Rwanda
    National Bank of Rwanda
    The National Bank of Rwanda is the central bank of Rwanda. The bank was founded in 1964 and is quartered in Kigali; it operates Rwanda's principal securities exchange, the Rwanda Over The Counter Exchange.-History:...
    
    
• Communications in Rwanda
  Communications in Rwanda
  Telephones - main lines in use:23,200 Telephones - mobile cellular:134,000 In January 2006, there is one provider, with over 200,000 subscribers; Terracom/Rwandatel is poised to enter the market in early 2006...
  
  
  • Internet in Rwanda
• Companies of Rwanda
• Currency of Rwanda
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Franc
  Rwandan franc
  The Rwandan franc is the currency of Rwanda. It is subdivided into 100 centimes.-History:...
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
    ISO 4217 is a standard published by the International Standards Organization, which delineates currency designators, country codes , and references to minor units in three tables:* Table A.1 – Current currency & funds code list...
    
    : RWF
• Economic history of Rwanda
• Energy in Rwanda
  • Energy policy of Rwanda
  • Oil industry in Rwanda
• Health care in Rwanda
• Mining in Rwanda
  Mining in Rwanda
  Mining in Rwanda consists of minerals such as tantalum and tungsten. Rwandan tantalum consisted of approximately 5% of the global market in 2010, while tungsten from the country accounted for approximately 4% of the world market. It consisted of 30% of Rwandan total exports in 2010 as well,...
  
  
• Rwanda Stock Exchange
  Rwanda Stock Exchange
  The Rwanda Stock Exchange , is Rwanda's principal stock exchange. It was founded in January 2011. The RSE is operated under the jurisdiction of Rwanda's Capital Markets Advisory Council, , which in turn reports to National Bank of Rwanda, the country's Central Bank.The exchange's doors opened for...
  
  
• Tourism in Rwanda
  Tourism in Rwanda
  Tourism in Rwanda is rapidly increasing since the genocide that took place in 1994.Rwanda is located in central Africa and has much history and natural beauty. There are many interesting sights to see, with many guided tours to choose from. Each tour group is led by an experienced guide that...
  
  
• Transport in Rwanda
  Transport in Rwanda
  The transport system in Rwanda centres primarily around the road network, with paved roads between the capital, Kigali and most other major cities and towns in the country...
  
  
  • Airports in Rwanda
  • Rail transport in Rwanda
    Rail transport in Rwanda
    There are currently no railway lines in Rwanda, although various plans to construct railways have been proposed, including a proposed line to Tanzania.- Burundi / Rwanda rail plans of 2000 :...
    
    
  • Roads in Rwanda
• Water supply and sanitation in Rwanda
  Water supply and sanitation in Rwanda
  Water supply and sanitation in Rwanda is characterized by a rapid increase in access over the past years in rural areas, aided by a clear government policy and significant donor support...
  
  

See also

• Index of Rwanda-related articles
  Index of Rwanda-related articles
  -A:*Aegis Trust*Agathe Habyarimana*Akazu*Arusha Accords*Assassination of Habyarimana and Ntaryamira-B:*Banyamulenge*Banyarwanda*Belgian colonial empire*Brent Beardsley*Burundi*Burundi genocide-E:*East Africa*East African Community...
  
  
• List of Rwanda-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
  Outline of Africa
  The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to the continent Africa:Africa – world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia.-Geography of Africa:* Atlas of Africa* List of cities in Africa...
  
  
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
  The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to geography:Geography – science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.- Geography is :...
  
  

External links

• 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
• News, documentation and history of Rwanda seen by young rwandese
• Photos of Rwanda
• Rwanda Safaris Guide
• Rwanda Online Guide
• National Geographic Journalist Kira Salak
  Kira Salak
  Kira Salak is an American writer, adventurer, and journalist known for her travels in Mali and Papua New Guinea. She has written two books of nonfiction and a book of fiction based on her travels and is a contributing editor at National Geographic magazine....
  
  's 2006 Article "PLACES OF DARKNESS" appearing in National Geographic Adventure
  National Geographic Adventure
  National Geographic Adventure, formerly known as Adventure One but now commonly known as Nat Geo Adventure, is a subscription TV channel part of National Geographic Channels International and News Corporation...
  
  
• Photos from National Geographic Journalist Kira Salak
  Kira Salak
  Kira Salak is an American writer, adventurer, and journalist known for her travels in Mali and Papua New Guinea. She has written two books of nonfiction and a book of fiction based on her travels and is a contributing editor at National Geographic magazine....
  
  's 2006 Article "PLACES OF DARKNESS" appearing in National Geographic Adventure
  National Geographic Adventure
  National Geographic Adventure, formerly known as Adventure One but now commonly known as Nat Geo Adventure, is a subscription TV channel part of National Geographic Channels International and News Corporation...
  
  

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