Rwanda

The Republic o Rwanda is a unitary republic o central an eastren Africae. It borders Uganda tae the north; Tanzanie tae the east; Burundi tae the sooth; an the Democratic Republic o the Congo tae the wast. Rwanda is landlockt but is notit for its lochs, parteecularly Loch Kivu, which occupies the floor o the Rift Valley alang maist o the kintra's wastren border. Awtho close tae the equator, the kintra haes a temperate climate due tae its hie elevation, wi the heichest pynt bein Munt Karisimbi. The terrain consists o muntains an gently rollin hills, wi plains an swamps in the east. Abundant wildlife, includin rare muntain gorillas, hae led tae a fast-growin tourism sector. The lairgest ceeties in Rwanda are Kigali, Gitarama, an Butare. Unlik mony African kintras, Rwanda is hame tae ae ane significant ethnic an linguistic group, the Banyarwanda. The kintra is weel kent for its native styles o dance, parteecularly the Intore dance, an for its drummers. Kinyarwanda, Inglish an French are the offeecial leids.

Republic o Rwanda Repubulika y'u Rwanda  (Kinyarwanda) République du Rwanda  (French) Jamhuri ya Rwanda  (Swahili)
Banner Seal
Motto: "Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu" "Unity, Wirk, Patriotism"
Anthem: [Rwanda nziza] Beautifu Rwanda
Location o  Rwanda  (dark blue) – in Africa  (light blue & dark grey) – in the African Union  (light blue)
Caipital and largest city	Kigali 1°56.633′S 30°3.567′E
Offeecial leids	Kinyarwanda Inglis French Swahili
Demonym(s)	Rwandan Rwandese
Govrenment	Unitar semi-presidential republic
• Preses	Paul Kagame
• Prime Meenister	Edouard Ngirente
Legislatur	Pairlament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	Chamber o Deputes
Unthirldom
• frae Belgium	1 Julie 1962
Aurie
• Total	26,338 km2 (10,169 sq mi) (144t)
• Water (%)	5.3
Population
• 2015 estimate	11,262,564 (76t)
• 2012 census	10,515,973
• Density	445/km2 (1,152.5/sq mi) (29t)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$24.717 billion
• Per capita	$2,090
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Tot	$8.918 billion
• Per capita	$754
Gini (2010)	51.3 heich
HDI (2015)	0.498 law · 159th
Currency	Rwandan franc (RWF)
Time zone	UTC+2 (CAT)
Drivin side	right
Cawin code	+250
ISO 3166 code	RW
Internet TLD	.rw

Territorial Organization

The earliest kent indwallers o the territory wur the Twa fowk, that still live in Rwanda as a minority the day. A series o faur migrations teuk place, leadin tae a complex ethnic an social structur. The Kinrick o Rwanda, initially a lowse confederation, grew in importance frae the 15t century tae acome the dominant ceevilisation in the region, occupyin an aurie ayont the present borders. The territory wis assigned tae Germany bi the 1884 Berlin Conference, as pairt o Ruanda-Urundi, wi the first Wastren explorers reachin the kintra in 1894. Efter Warld War I, the territory wis allocatit tae Belgium as a League o Naitions mandate. The German an Belgian regimes hivily favoured the kintra's Tutsis ower the majority Hutus which led tae tension atween the twa groups. Belgium switched allegiance tae the Hutus folaein a revolution in 1959 an the kintra became independent in 1962. The Tutsi-led Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) invadit in 1990, sparkin a three year Civil War. In 1994 the preses wis assassinatit, sparkin the Rwandan Genocide. Atween 500,000 an 1,000,000 Tutsis an moderate Hutus wur killed in 100 days, in well-planned attacks ordered bi the interim govrenment. The RPF quickly restairtit thair offensive, an eventually teuk control o the kintra.

Syne the end o the Genocide, Rwanda haes enjoyed poleetical an social stability. This haes permittit the development o agriculture, roads, tourism, an minin industries. Nivertheless, lairge nummers o Rwandans live in poverty as subsistence farmers. Pouer lies firmly in the haunds o the current preses, Paul Kagame, an the RPF, who hae held a majority in parliament syne 1994. Rwanda is a member o La Francophonie an haes recently jynt the East African Community an the Commonwealth o Naitions.

Freemit airtins

Govrenment

• The Republic o Rwanda offeecial govrenment site
• Visit Rwanda Archived 2023-05-08 at the Wayback Machine
• Chief o State an Cabinet Members Archived 2013-09-17 at the Wayback Machine

General

• Template:CIA Warld Factbook link
• Rwanda Tourism Archived 2010-01-04 at the Wayback Machine offeecial Rwanda Tourism Buird site
• Wikimedia Atlas o Rwanda
• Travel guide tae Rwanda frae Wikivoyage