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Photos of Rwanda

Rwanda is known as the "Land of a Thousand Hills" and this view of of Janja, a remote farming village in Northern Rwanda, exemplifies that title.

Introduction

World Factbook Glyph

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 148

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 198

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 58

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 46

Death rate

comparison ranking: 169

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 182

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 37

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 60

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 46

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 112

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 127

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 168

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 11

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 194

Labor force

comparison ranking: 83

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 189

Public debt

comparison ranking: 130

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 137

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 152

Exports

comparison ranking: 152

Imports

comparison ranking: 144

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 56

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 113

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 165

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 141

Waterways

comparison ranking: 112

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 97

Space

Transnational Issues