Republic of Rwanda |
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Motto: "Ubumwe, Umurimo, Gukunda Igihugu"
"Unity, Work, Patriotism" |
Anthem: "Rwanda nziza"
(English: "Beautiful Rwanda")
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 Location of Rwanda (dark blue) – in Africa (light blue & dark grey)
– in the African Union (light blue) |
| Capital and largest city | Kigali
1°56′38″S30°3′34″E / 1.94389°S 30.05944°E / -1.94389; 30.05944 |
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| Government | Unitarydominant-partypresidentialconstitutional republic |
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| Paul Kagame |
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| Édouard Ngirente |
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| Legislature | Parliament |
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| Senate |
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| Chamber of Deputies |
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• Independence | 1 July 1962 |
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| 18 September 1962 |
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| 26 May 2003 |
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• Total | 26,338 km2 (10,169 sq mi) (144th) |
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• Water (%) | 5.3 |
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• 2019 estimate | 12,374,397[3] (76th) |
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• 2012 census | 10,515,973[4] |
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• Density | 470/km2 (1,217.3/sq mi) (22nd) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $33.455 billion[5] |
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• Per capita | $2,641[5] |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
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• Total | $11.061 billion[5] |
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• Per capita | $873[5] |
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| Gini (2016) | 43.7
medium |
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| HDI (2019) |  0.543[7]
low · 160th |
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| Currency | Rwandan franc (RWF) |
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| Time zone | UTC+2 (CAT) |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +250 |
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| ISO 3166 code | RW |
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| Internet TLD | .rw |
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