Outline of Rwanda explained

See also: Index of Rwanda-related articles.

Rwanda is a small landlocked sovereign country located in the Great Lakes region of east-central Africa, bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.^[1] Home to approximately 10.1 million people, Rwanda supports the densest population in continental Africa, with most of the population engaged in subsistence agriculture. A verdant country of fertile and hilly terrain, the small republic bears the title "Land of a Thousand Hills". The country attracted international concern for the infamous Rwandan genocide of 1994.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Rwanda:

General reference

• Pronunciation: or
• Common English country name(s): Rwanda
• Official English country name(s): of Rwanda
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Rwandan
• Demonym(s):
• International rankings of Rwanda
• ISO country codes: RW, RWA, 646
• ISO region codes: See
• Internet country code top-level domain: .rw

Geography of Rwanda

See also: Geography of Rwanda.

• Rwanda is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Southern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • Central Africa
    • East Africa
  • Time zone: Central Africa Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Rwanda
    • High: Mount Karisimbi 45190NaN0
    • Low: Ruzizi River 9500NaN0
  • Land boundaries: 893 km

290 km

217 km

217 km

169 km

• Coastline: none
• Population of Rwanda: 9,725,000 – 77th most populous country
  • Area of Rwanda: 26,798 km²
• Atlas of Rwanda

Environment of Rwanda

• Climate of Rwanda
• Ecoregions in Rwanda
• Geology of Rwanda
• Wildlife of Rwanda
  • Fauna of Rwanda
    • Birds of Rwanda
    • Mammals of Rwanda

Natural geographic features of Rwanda

• Glaciers in Rwanda: none^[2]
• Lakes of Rwanda
• Mountains of Rwanda
  • Volcanoes in Rwanda
• Rivers of Rwanda
• World Heritage Sites in Rwanda: None

Regions of Rwanda

Regions of Rwanda

Ecoregions of Rwanda

List of ecoregions in Rwanda

• Ecoregions in Rwanda

Administrative divisions of Rwanda

Administrative divisions of Rwanda

• Provinces of Rwanda
  • Districts of Rwanda

Provinces of Rwanda

Provinces of Rwanda

Districts of Rwanda

Districts of Rwanda

Demography of Rwanda

Demographics of Rwanda

Government and politics of Rwanda

Politics of Rwanda

• Form of government:
• Capital of Rwanda: Kigali
• Elections in Rwanda
• Political parties in Rwanda

Branches of the government of Rwanda

Government of Rwanda

Executive branch of the government of Rwanda

• Head of state: President of Rwanda,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Rwanda,
• Cabinet of Rwanda

Legislative branch of the government of Rwanda

• Parliament of Rwanda (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Rwanda
  • Lower house: House of Commons of Rwanda

Judicial branch of the government of Rwanda

Court system of Rwanda

• Supreme Court of Rwanda

Foreign relations of Rwanda

Foreign relations of Rwanda

• Diplomatic missions in Rwanda
• Diplomatic missions of Rwanda

International organization membership

The Republic of Rwanda is a member of:^[1]

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union (AU)
• African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
• Commonwealth of Nations (C)
• East African Community (EAC)
• East African Development Bank (EADB)
• Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)
• United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Rwanda

Law of Rwanda

• Constitution of Rwanda
• Human rights in Rwanda
  • LGBT rights in Rwanda
• Law enforcement in Rwanda

Military of Rwanda

Military of Rwanda

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Rwanda
• Forces
  • Army of Rwanda
  • Navy of Rwanda: None
  • Air Force of Rwanda

Local government in Rwanda

Local government in Rwanda

History of Rwanda

History of Rwanda

• Current events of Rwanda
• Great Lakes refugee crisis
• Kingdom of Rwanda
  • Kings of Rwanda
• Rwandan Civil War
• Rwandan genocide

Culture of Rwanda

Culture of Rwanda

• Cuisine of Rwanda
• Languages of Rwanda
• Media in Rwanda
• National symbols of Rwanda
  • Coat of arms of Rwanda
  • Flag of Rwanda
  • National anthem of Rwanda
• Prostitution in Rwanda
• Public holidays in Rwanda
• Religion in Rwanda
  • Hinduism in Rwanda
  • Islam in Rwanda
  • Sikhism in Rwanda
• World Heritage Sites in Rwanda: None

Art in Rwanda

• Literature of Rwanda
• Music of Rwanda

Sports in Rwanda

Sports in Rwanda

• Football in Rwanda
• Rwanda at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Rwanda

Economy of Rwanda

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 148th (one hundred and forty eighth)
• Banking in Rwanda
  • National Bank of Rwanda
• Communications in Rwanda
  • Internet in Rwanda
• Companies of Rwanda
• Currency of Rwanda

Franc

• • ISO 4217

RWF

• Energy in Rwanda
• Health care in Rwanda
• Mining in Rwanda
• Rwanda Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Rwanda
• Transport in Rwanda
  • Airports in Rwanda
  • Rail transport in Rwanda
• Water supply and sanitation in Rwanda

Education in Rwanda

Education in Rwanda

See also

Rwanda

• Index of Rwanda-related articles
• List of Rwanda-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

External links

• The Republic of Rwanda official government site
• Miss Rwanda presents Rwanda's Lake Kivu
• Rwanda Travel Information
• IRIN News for Rwanda, from the United Nations
• CIA World Factbook — Rwanda
  • News, documentation and history of Rwanda seen by young rwandese
• Photos of Rwanda
• Rwanda Safaris Guide
• Rwanda Online Guide
• National Geographic Journalist Kira Salak's 2006 Article "PLACES OF DARKNESS" appearing in National Geographic Adventure
• Photos from National Geographic Journalist Kira Salak's 2006 Article "PLACES OF DARKNESS" appearing in National Geographic Adventure

Notes and References

1. Web site: 3 July 2009. Rwanda. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 23 July 2009.
2. The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.