AFRICA: ONE CONTINENT. MANY WORLDS. | ATLAS

Rwanda
Republika y'u Rwanda


  • Capital: Kigali
  • Population: 6,853,359
  • Population Density: 674 per square mile
  • Ethnic Makeup: Hutu 90%, Tutsi 9%, Twa 1%
  • Official Language(s): French and Kinyarwanda
  • Religious Beliefs: Christian 74%, indigenous beliefs 25%, Muslim 1%
  • Area: 10,169 square miles
  • Topography: Grassy uplands and hills cover most of the country, with a chain of volcanos in the northwest.

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    Maps by Kimberly Townsend, © Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Foundation.

    Atlas information obtained from "The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1997" published by K-III Reference Company.

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