About Rwanda

Capital
(and largest city)

Kigali
1°56.633′S 30°3.567′E

Official language(s)

Kinyarwanda, French,English

Demonym

Rwandan, Rwandese

Government

Republic

     President

Paul Kagame

     Prime Minister

Pierre Damien Habumuremyi

 Independence

from Belgium 

Date

July 1, 1962 

Area

Total

26,338 km2
10,169 sq mi 

Water (%)

5.3

Population

Projection 2009

10,117,029

2002 census

8,162,715

Density

401.4/km2
1,029.9/sq mi

GDP per capita

$520

Currency

Rwandan franc (RWF)

Time zone

CAT (UTC+2)

Summer (DST)

not observed (UTC+2)

Drives on the

right

ISO 3166 code

RW

Internet TLD

.rw

Calling code

250