Passport card
Republic of Rwanda
Rwanda
- Capital
- Kigali
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Rwandan franc
- Languages
- Kinyarwanda, English, French and Swahili
- People
- About 1.4 crore
- Size
- About 26,338 km²
- Leader
- President Paul Kagame
- Free since
- 1 July 1962
- Time
- 3½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Kigali
⭐ About one-third of the world's mountain gorillas live in Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Rwanda
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Rwanda
Turn the globe with your finger. Rwanda has 4 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Rwanda and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 120 times the size of Rwanda.
- PeopleIndia has about 100 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 1.4 crore in Rwanda.
- DistanceKigali is about 6,100 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeRwanda is 3½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Kigali.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Rwanda, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Rwanda
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Rwanda's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Rwanda back on the map
Rwanda and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 5 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Rwanda worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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