Rwanda
Republic of Rwanda · Eastern Africa
Rwanda is a country in Eastern Africa, with Kigali as its capital, home to about 14,569,341 people. Rwanda shares land borders with 4 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Kigali |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Currency | Rwandan franc (RWF Fr) |
| Calling code | +250 |
| ISO codes | RW / RWA / 646 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇷🇼 |
| Population | 14,569,341 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 26,338 km² |
| Languages | English, French, Kinyarwanda |
| Internet domain | .rw |
| Demonym | Rwandan |
Bordering countries
About Rwanda
Rwanda, officially Republic of Rwanda, is a United Nations member state in Eastern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Kigali. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Rwandan franc (Fr), using the code RWF.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Rwanda for Kigali’s own facts and history.
To call Rwanda from abroad, dial the country code +250. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes RW (alpha-2) and RWA (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 14,569,341.
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How Rwanda compares
- Area: 26,338 km², ranking 144 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 14,569,341, ranking 76 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 553 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 4, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Rwanda
4 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (yellow, green, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.