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    Rwanda, officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator, Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  2. Jul 6, 2024 · Rwanda is a landlocked country lying south of the Equator in east-central Africa. Known for its breathtaking scenery, Rwanda is often referred to as ‘le pays des mille collines’ (French: ‘land of a thousand hills’). The capital is Kigali, located in the center of the country on the Ruganwa River.

  3. Oct 4, 2023 · Rwanda, a small landlocked country in east-central Africa, is trying to recover from the ethnic strife that culminated in government-sponsored genocide in the mid-1990s. An estimated...

  4. Rwanda is located in East Africa, to the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the co-ordinates . At 26,338 square kilometres (10,169 sq mi), Rwanda is the world's 149th-largest country. It is comparable in size to Haiti or the state of Massachusetts in the United States.

  5. Apr 3, 2024 · Small and landlocked, Rwanda is hilly and fertile with a population above 13 million people (2022). It borders the far larger and richer Democratic Republic of Congo, as well as East African neighbors, Tanzania, Uganda, and Burundi. Political Context.

  6. Oct 4, 2023 · Rwanda, a small landlocked country in east-central Africa, is trying to recover from the ethnic strife that culminated in government-sponsored genocide in the mid-1990s.

  7. Jul 3, 2024 · Rwanda -- a small and centralized country dominated by rugged hills and fertile volcanic soil -- has exerted disproportionate influence over the African Great Lakes region for centuries.

  8. May 25, 2024 · Rwanda is a multiparty republic with two legislative bodies; its head of state and government is the president, assisted by the prime minister. Originally inhabited by the Twa people, it became home to the Hutu, who were well established there when the Tutsi appeared in the 14th century.

  9. Dec 17, 2021 · Rwanda - a small and centralized country dominated by rugged hills and fertile volcanic soil - has exerted disproportionate influence over the African Great Lakes region for centuries.

  10. Rwanda is a relative small landlocked, hilly country in Central Africa, located south of the Equator and east of Lake Kivu, one of the African Great Lakes. It is bordered by Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Uganda.