Google map of Republic of Rwanda, country facts
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Facts about Rwanda
| Administrative divisions: | 4 provinces (in French - provinces , singular - province; in Kinyarwanda - intara for singular and plural) and 1 city* (in French - ville; in Kinyarwanda - umujyi); Est (Eastern) , Kigali* , Nord (Northern) , Ouest (Western) , Sud (Southern) |
| Area: | total: 26 ,338 sq km land: 24 ,948 sq km water: 1 ,390 sq km |
| Background: | In 1959 , three years before independence from Belgium , the majority ethnic group , the Hutus , overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years , thousands of Tutsis were killed , and some 150 ,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. The children of these exiles later formed a rebel group , the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) , and began a civil war in 1990. The war , along with several political and economic upheavals , exacerbated ethnic tensions , culminating in April 1994 in the genocide of roughly 800 ,000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus. The Tutsi rebels defeated the Hutu regime and ended the killing in July 1994 , but approximately 2 million Hutu refugees - many fearing Tutsi retribution - fled to neighboring Burundi , Tanzania , Uganda , and Zaire. Since then , most of the refugees have returned to Rwanda , but several thousand remained in the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC; the former Zaire) and formed an extremist insurgency bent on retaking Rwanda , much as the RPF tried in 1990. Despite substantial international assistance and political reforms - including Rwanda's first local elections in March 1999 and its first post-genocide presidential and legislative elections in August and September 2003 - the country continues to struggle to boost investment and agricultural output , and ethnic reconciliation is complicated by the real and perceived Tutsi political dominance. Kigali's increasing centralization and intolerance of dissent , the nagging Hutu extremist insurgency across the border , and Rwandan involvement in two wars in recent years in the neighboring DRC continue to hinder Rwanda's efforts to escape its bloody legacy. |
| Flag description: | three horizontal bands of sky blue (top , double width) , yellow , and green , with a golden sun with 24 rays near the fly end of the blue band |
| Capital: | name: Kigali geographic coordinates: 1 57 S , 30 04 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington , DC during Standard Time) |
| Climate: | temperate; two rainy seasons (February to April , November to January); mild in mountains with frost and snow possible |
| Currency code: | |
| Ethnic groups: | Hutu (Bantu) 84% , Tutsi (Hamitic) 15% , Twa (Pygmy) 1% |
| Geographic coordinates: | 2 00 S , 30 00 E |
| Geography note: | landlocked; most of the country is savanna grassland with the population predominantly rural |
| Government type: | republic; presidential , multiparty system |
| Imports partners: | Kenya 19.5% , Uganda 6.8% , Germany 6.1% , Belgium 5.9% , China 5% (2007) |
| Internet country code: | .rw |
| Land boundaries: | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Neighbouring countries: | total: 893 km border countries: Burundi 290 km , Democratic Republic of the Congo 217 km , Tanzania 217 km , Uganda 169 km |
| Languages: | Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular , French (official) , English (official) , Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers |
| Location: | Central Africa , east of Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Map references: | Africa |
| National holiday: | Independence Day , 1 July (1962) |
| Nationality: | noun: Rwandan(s) adjective: Rwandan |
| Natural hazards: | periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Population: | 10 ,186 ,063 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy , higher infant mortality , higher death rates , lower population growth rates , and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2008 est.) |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 56.5% , Protestant 26% , Adventist 11.1% , Muslim 4.6% , indigenous beliefs 0.1% , none 1.7% (2001) |
| Terrain: | mostly grassy uplands and hills; relief is mountainous with altitude declining from west to east |
| Unemployment rate: | NA% |
Capital of Rwanda
Kigali (click to view Kigali Google map)
Places in Rwanda
Browse the online directory of I-Google-Map.com for administrative regions in Rwanda below. Places in country Rwanda are sorted in alphabetical order from level 1 to level 2, eventually up to level 3 administrative regions. Click on the name of the place to view it on Google map, or with satellite images.
Préfecture de Byumba (151 + I Google map locations)
Préfecture de Cyangugu (100 + I Google map locations)
Préfecture de Gikongoro (40 + I Google map locations)
Préfecture de Gisenyi (104 + I Google map locations)
Préfecture de Gitarama (47 + I Google map locations)
Préfecture de Kibungo (15 + I Google map locations)
Préfecture de Kigali (124 + I Google map locations)
Préfecture de Ruhengeri (107 + I Google map locations)
Random cities in Rwanda
Kigali, the capital city of Rwanda.Tanda
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Mutura
Muko
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Tshanzozo
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Gashora
Kinyoma
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Giheta
Rwakirari
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