Rwanda

Geography

Rwanda is a landlocked country a little bit south of the equator in East Africa. The land has a total area of 26,340 km². This area is approximately 105% of the area of Maryland. lies at an average height of 100 m above sea level and is therefore one of the highest countries in the world.

There is no access to the open sea. There are direct national borders with the 4 neighbouring countries Burundi, Congo (Dem. Republic), Tanzania and Uganda. The distance between New York City and the Capital Kigali is about 11,340 km.

The climate in Rwanda

In Rwanda, as in all equatorial countries, there is a tropical climate. Unlike in Europe or the USA, there is almost no difference between the seasons. The daylight hours vary little, and the temperature differences between summer and winter are also lesser. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 26 and 28 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 29 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 15°C in a month's average.

• Detailed climate data for Rwanda and 2 geographic regions of the country

Languages

mother tongue	distribution
› Kinyarwanda	93.2 %
› English	0.1 %
› French	0.1 %
other	6.6 %

Religions

Branch	distribution
Adventists	12.2%
Roman Catholics	49.5%
other Protestants	27.2%
other Christs	4.5%
Muslims	1.8%
nondenominational	3.6%
other	1.2%

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Economy

GDP:	9,249.14 M €
Exportations:	1,824.6 M €
Importations:	2,807.9 M €
› Tourism receipts:	568.02 M €
› Unemployment rate:	1.4 %
› Inflation rate:	3.35 %
› corruption index:	53 (moderate)
› Energy consumption:	527.3 M kWh

Due to its political and financial situation, Rwanda is considered one of the least developed countries in the world and is also one of the heavily indebted poor countries.

Land use

69% Agricultural areas:	18,118 km²
18% Forest:	4,801 km²
6% Water areas:	1,670 km²
7% Others:	1,752 km²

Transport

Roadways:	4,700 km
› Airports:	7