Printable Map of Rwanda

Anyone can locate the Republic of Rwanda or simply Rwanda by using a Blank Rwanda Map. If we look at the map of Rwanda we can see that it is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley which is the convergence point of East Africa and the African Great Lakes region. With the capital city Kigali, the country is one of the smallest countries on the African continent. Rwanda shared its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Tanzania, and Uganda. Known as the “land of thousand hills”, the country has numerous mountains on the west side and savanna to the east and plenty of lakes flowing throughout the country. With a land area of 26,338 square kilometers and a population of about 12.6 million people, it is the most densely populated country in Africa.

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The country has a unique tradition where the citizens participate in a compulsory national community service initiative called Umuganda. This occurs on the last Saturday of every month and all the people in Rwanda work within their community sectors on various public works projects such as tree planting, farming, house building, road maintenance, and many more.

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Although the country is very small the country gives a big priority towards animals and environmental conservation. Rwanda became very famous in 2008 for banning plastic bags in the country. They worked very hard to protect the endangered mountain gorillas in the Virunga mountain range. The government as well as multiple NGO’s worked very hard to protect the population of gorillas and their natural habitat.

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In Rwanda, the parliament is composed of mainly women. Women constitute about 64% of the Rwanda parliament. Rwanda is the sixth-best country ranked by the World Economic Forum in terms of the governmental gender gap. Not only in parliament but women in Rwanda holds various other ministry positions and offices also. This makes Rwanda a unique country. Rwanda has a varied combination of ecosystems despite being a small country. It has the Virunga volcanic massif to the northwest, the lush rainforests of Nyungwe to the south, and the savanna of Akagera National Park to the east. In addition to these, it has diverse flora, fauna, and animal species.

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The country suffered from genocide in 1994 where a large number of people were killed but eventually, the country strengthened with time. Since 1994 because of genocide the country has been ruled by the Rwandan Patriotic Front and is governed as a unitary presidential system with a bicameral parliament. The economy of the country is mainly dependent on subsistence agriculture. Cash crops like coffee and tea are major exports and Rwanda is very famous for its coffee. During the last few years, tourism in the country also developed and is now the leading foreign exchange earner. The country is an active member of the East African Community, COMESA, the Commonwealth of Nations, OIF, the African Union, the United Nations,

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Rwanda is one of the safest countries to visit in Africa, making this country a good tourist destination.