Rwanda
Rwanda
Capital Kigali
26,338 km² · 14,569,341 people (2025) · Rwandan franc
Known as the land of a thousand hills; almost none of it is flat, and it has the highest population density of any mainland African country. The Virunga volcanoes along its northern border hold most of the world's remaining mountain gorillas.
The facts
- Capital
- Kigali
- Area
- 26,338 km² — 10,169 sq mi
- Population
- 14,569,341 (2025)
- Density
- 553.2 people per km²
- Currency
- Rwandan franc (RWF, Fr)
- Official languages
- English, French, Kinyarwanda
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Calling code
- +250
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- RW · RWA
- Continent
- Africa
How it compares
- By area
- 146 of 200
- By population
- 77 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Burundi | 27,830 | 14,390,003 |
| Haiti | 27,750 | 11,906,095 |
| Rwanda ← | 26,338 | 14,569,341 |
| North Macedonia | 25,713 | 1,820,909 |
| Djibouti | 23,200 | 1,184,076 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Rwanda?
- Kigali
- What currency does Rwanda use?
- The Rwandan franc (RWF).
- How big is Rwanda?
- 26,338 km², or 10,169 square miles — 146 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Rwanda drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Burundi 27,830 km²
- Haiti 27,750 km²
- North Macedonia 25,713 km²
- Djibouti 23,200 km²
- Nigeria Africa
- Ethiopia Africa
- Egypt Africa
- Democratic Republic of the Congo Africa
- Tanzania Africa
- South Africa Africa
- Kenya Africa
- Sudan Africa
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)