Outline of Rwanda
Rwanda is a small landlocked sovereign country located in East Africa, bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Home to approximately 14 million people, Rwanda supports the densest population in continental Africa, with most of the population engaged in subsistence agriculture. 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 of 1994.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rwanda:
General reference
- Pronunciation: or
- Common English country name: Rwanda
- Official English country name: Republic of Rwanda
- Common endonym: Rwanda
- Official endonym: Republic of Rwanda, Repubulika y'u Rwanda, République du Rwanda, Jamhuri ya Rwanda
- Adjectival: Rwandan
- Demonym: Rwandan
- International rankings of Rwanda
- ISO country codes: RW, RWA, 646
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:RW
- Internet country code top-level domain: .rw
Geography of Rwanda
- Rwanda is a landlocked country
- Location:
- * Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- * Africa
- ** East Africa
- * Time zone: Central Africa Time
- * Extreme points of Rwanda:
- ** Highest point: Mount Karisimbi –
- ** Lowest point: Rusizi River –
- * Land boundaries:
- Population of Rwanda: 14,104,969 – 76th most populous country
- Area of Rwanda:
- Atlas of Rwanda
Environment of Rwanda
- Climate of Rwanda
- Ecoregions in Rwanda
- Geology of Rwanda
- Wildlife of Rwanda
- * Fauna of Rwanda
- ** Birds of Rwanda
- ** Mammals of Rwanda
Natural geographic features of Rwanda
- Glaciers in Rwanda: none
- Lakes of Rwanda
- Mountains of Rwanda
- * Volcanoes in Rwanda
- Rivers of Rwanda
- World Heritage Sites in Rwanda: None
Regions of Rwanda
Regions of RwandaEcoregions of Rwanda
List of ecoregions in RwandaAdministrative divisions of Rwanda
Administrative divisions of RwandaDemography of Rwanda
Demographics of RwandaGovernment and politics of Rwanda
- Form of government: Unitary, semi-presidential republic
- Capital of Rwanda: Kigali
- Elections in Rwanda
- Political parties in Rwanda
Branches of the government of Rwanda
Executive branch of the government of Rwanda
- Head of state: President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Rwanda, Justin Nsengiyumva
- Cabinet of Rwanda
Legislative branch of the government of Rwanda
Judicial branch of the government of Rwanda
Foreign relations of Rwanda
International organization membership
The Republic of Rwanda is a member of:- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
- African Development Bank Group
- African Union
- African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
- Commonwealth of Nations
- East African Community
- East African Development Bank
- Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Group of 77
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Criminal Police Organization
- International Development Association
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Finance Corporation
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Labour Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- International Olympic Committee
- International Organization for Migration
- International Organization for Standardization
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- International Telecommunication Union
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
- International Trade Union Confederation
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Nonaligned Movement
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Permanent Court of Arbitration
- United Nations
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei
- United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad
- United Nations Mission in the Sudan
- United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali
- Universal Postal Union
- World Confederation of Labour
- World Customs Organization
- World Federation of Trade Unions
- World Health Organization
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Tourism Organization
- World Trade Organization
Law and order in Rwanda
Military of Rwanda
- Command
- * Commander-in-chief: President of Rwanda
- * Ministry of Defence
- Forces
- * Army
- * Navy: none
- * Air Force
Local government in Rwanda
History of Rwanda
History of Rwanda- Current events of Rwanda
- Great Lakes refugee crisis
- Kingdom of Rwanda
- * Kings of Rwanda
- Rwandan Civil War
- Rwandan genocide
Culture of Rwanda
Culture of Rwanda- Cuisine of Rwanda
- Languages of Rwanda
- Media in Rwanda
- National symbols of Rwanda
- * Coat of arms of Rwanda
- * Flag of Rwanda
- * National anthem of Rwanda
- Prostitution in Rwanda
- Public holidays in Rwanda
- Religion in Rwanda
- * Hinduism in Rwanda
- * Islam in Rwanda
- World Heritage Sites in Rwanda: None
Art in Rwanda
Sports in Rwanda
Sports in RwandaEconomy and infrastructure of Rwanda
Economy of Rwanda- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 148th
- Banking in Rwanda
- * National Bank of Rwanda
- Communications in Rwanda
- * Internet in Rwanda
- Companies of Rwanda
- Currency of Rwanda: Franc
- *ISO 4217: RWF
- Energy in Rwanda
- Health care in Rwanda
- Mining in Rwanda
- Rwanda Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Rwanda
- Transport in Rwanda
- * Airports in Rwanda
- * Rail transport in Rwanda
- Water supply and sanitation in Rwanda