Rwanda: flag, capital & map
Get to know Rwanda, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Kigali
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 14,569,341
- Area
- 26,338 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- English, French, Kinyarwanda
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Rwandan Franc (RWF)
- Land neighbours
- Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda
Rwanda is a landlocked country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Kigali.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Rwanda
The flag of Rwanda is composed of three horizontal bands of light blue, yellow and green. The light blue band is twice the height of the other two bands and bears a yellow sun with twenty-four rays on its fly side.
Where it is
Rwanda is grouped in Eastern Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 4 countries in this atlas: Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda. It is landlocked.
Rwanda has a recorded area of 26,338 square kilometres. Among the 16 countries assigned to Eastern Africa in this dataset, it ranks 12 by area, from largest to smallest. Burundi is immediately above it in that ordering, at 27,834 km². Djibouti is immediately below it, at 23,200 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 14,569,341 people for Rwanda in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 553 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are English, French, and Kinyarwanda. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Rwandan Franc (RWF). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
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What is the capital of Rwanda?
Reveal answer
Kigali. Rwanda is a landlocked country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Kigali.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Rwanda?
Reveal answer
The flag of Rwanda is composed of three horizontal bands of light blue, yellow and green. The light blue band is twice the height of the other two bands and bears a yellow sun with twenty-four rays on its fly side.
Which land neighbours of Rwanda are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Uganda. Rwanda is landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Rwanda?
Reveal answer
English, French, and Kinyarwanda. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Rwanda.
Which currency codes are listed for Rwanda?
Reveal answer
Rwandan Franc (RWF). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
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