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Republic of Rwanda |
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| Capital: |
Kigali |
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| Region: |
Africa |
| Subregion: |
Eastern Africa |
| Area: |
26338 |
| Population size: (2025-06-19 23:50) |
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| Auto code: |
RWA |
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| CallingCode: |
+250 |
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| International organizations: |
| WTO |
world Trade organisation |
| ACP-EU |
Countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific |
| COMESA |
Economic Community of Eastern and Southern Africa |
| EAC |
East African Community |
| AFTA |
African Free Trade Area |
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 A country, state, region... (2634) |
| Independent political entity (PCLI)
| 1 | | Historical first-order administrative division (ADM1H)
(A former first-order administrative division) | 12 | | First-order administrative division (ADM1)
(A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States) | 5 | | Second-order administrative division (ADM2)
(A subdivision of a first-order administrative division) | 30 | | Historical second-order administrative division (ADM2H)
(A former second-order administrative division) | 21 | | Third-order administrative division (ADM3)
(A subdivision of a second-order administrative division) | 416 | | Fourth-order administrative division (ADM4)
(A subdivision of a third-order administrative division) | 2148 | | Historical political entity (PCLH)
(A former political entity) | 1 | |
 Stream, lake... (7014) |
| Stream (STM)
(A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land) | 2672 | | Ravine(s) (RVN)
(A small, narrow, deep, steep-sided stream channel, smaller than a gorge) | 1 | | Intermittent stream (STMI)
| 4162 | | Waterfall(s) (FLLS)
(A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream) | 6 | | Lake (LK)
(A large inland body of standing water) | 54 | | Bay (BAY)
(A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf) | 12 | | Wetland (WTLD)
(An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation) | 55 | | Section of lake (LKX)
| 7 | | Irrigation system (SYSI)
(A network of ditches and one or more of the following elements: water supply, reservoir, canal, pump, well, drain, etc.) | 1 | | Marsh(es) (MRSH)
(A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation) | 33 | | Canal (CNL)
(An artificial watercourse) | 2 | | Canalized stream (STMC)
(A stream that has been substantially ditched, diked, or straightened) | 5 | | Intermittent lake (LKI)
| 1 | | Well (WLL)
(A cylindrical hole, pit, or tunnel drilled or dug down to a depth from which water, oil, or gas can be pumped or brought to the surface) | 1 | | Section of stream (STMX)
| 2 | |
 Parks, area ... (206) |
| Locality (LCTY)
(A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries) | 192 | | Forest reserve (RESF)
(A forested area set aside for preservation or controlled use) | 7 | | Park (PRK)
(An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation) | 3 | | Nature reserve (RESN)
(An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat) | 2 | | Reserve (RES)
(A tract of public land reserved for future use or restricted as to use) | 1 | | Reservation (RESV)
(A tract of land set aside for aboriginal, tribal, or native populations) | 1 | |
 City, village... (10065) |
| Populated locality (PPLL)
(An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings) | 8086 | | Populated place (PPL)
(A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work) | 1928 | | Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA)
(Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA)) | 4 | | Capital of a political entity (PPLC)
| 1 | | Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2)
| 3 | | Section of populated place (PPLX)
| 13 | | Farm village (PPLF)
(A populated place where the population is largely engaged in agricultural activities) | 29 | | Historical capital of a political entity (PPLCH)
(A former capital of a political entity) | 1 | |
 Spot, building, farm (127) |
| Mission (MSSN)
(A place characterized by dwellings, school, church, hospital and other facilities operated by a religious group for the purpose of providing charitable services and to propagate religion) | 12 | | Mine(s) (MN)
(A site where mineral ores are extracted from the ground by excavating surface pits and subterranean passages) | 5 | | Building(s) (BLDG)
(A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.) | 13 | | Resort (RSRT)
(A specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities) | 1 | | Airfield (AIRF)
(A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 8 | | Airport (AIRP)
(A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo) | 3 | | Military installation (INSM)
(A facility for use of and control by armed forces) | 4 | | Hotel (HTL)
(A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public) | 17 | | Church (CH)
(A building for public Christian worship) | 1 | | School (SCH)
(Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place) | 9 | | Museum (MUS)
(A building where objects of permanent interest in one or more of the arts and sciences are preserved and exhibited) | 2 | | Waterworks (WTRW)
(A facility for supplying potable water through a water source and a system of pumps and filtration beds) | 1 | | Factory (MFG)
(One or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated) | 6 | | Market (MKT)
(A place where goods are bought and sold at regular intervals) | 1 | | Hydroelectric power station (PSH)
(A building where electricity is generated from water power) | 3 | | Refugee camp (CMPRF)
(A camp used by refugees) | 3 | | Agricultural facility (AGRF)
(A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture) | 1 | | Park headquarters (PRKHQ)
(A park administrative facility) | 1 | | Border post (PSTB)
(A post or station at an international boundary for the regulation of movement of people and goods) | 1 | | Palace (PAL)
(A large stately house, often a royal or presidential residence) | 1 | | Stadium (STDM)
(A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators) | 3 | | Cave(s) (CAVE)
(An underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff) | 1 | | Veterinary facility (VETF)
(A building or camp at which veterinary services are available) | 1 | | Scientific research base (STNB)
(A scientific facility used as a base from which research is carried out or monitored) | 1 | | Administrative facility (ADMF)
(A government building) | 7 | | University (UNIV)
(An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.) | 3 | | Bank (BANK)
(A business establishment in which money is kept for saving or commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or exchanged. ) | 3 | | Hospital (HSP)
(A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated) | 7 | | College (SCHC)
(The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning) | 3 | | Office building (BLDO)
(Commercial building where business and/or services are conducted) | 2 | | Community center (CTRCM)
(A facility for community recreation and other activities) | 1 | | Bridge (BDG)
(A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across) | 1 | | Power station (PS)
(A facility for generating electric power) | 1 | |
 Mountain, hill, rock... (594) |
| Volcano (VLC)
(A conical elevation composed of volcanic materials with a crater at the top) | 3 | | Mountain (MT)
(An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more) | 100 | | Island (ISL)
(A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water) | 66 | | Plain(s) (PLN)
(An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area) | 1 | | Hill (HLL)
(A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 226 | | Crater(s) (CRTR)
(A generally circular saucer or bowl-shaped depression caused by volcanic or meteorite explosive action) | 36 | | Peak (PK)
(A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature) | 33 | | Promontory(-ies) (PROM)
(A bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland) | 5 | | Peninsula (PEN)
(An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water) | 4 | | Hills (HLLS)
(Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m) | 5 | | Pass (PASS)
(A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap]) | 2 | | Point (PT)
(A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape) | 1 | | Slope(s) (SLP)
(A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle) | 52 | | Spur(s) (SPUR)
(A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation) | 38 | | Valley (VAL)
(An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream) | 6 | | Ridge(s) (RDGE)
(A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest) | 6 | | Headland (HDLD)
(A high projection of land extending into a large body of water beyond the line of the coast) | 3 | | Rock (RK)
(A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass) | 1 | | Mountains (MTS)
(A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges) | 1 | | Beach (BCH)
(A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves) | 1 | | Escarpment (SCRP)
(A long line of cliffs or steep slopes separating level surfaces above and below) | 1 | | Rocks (RKS)
(Conspicuous, isolated rocky masses) | 3 | |
 Forest, heath... (95) |
| Forest(s) (FRST)
(An area dominated by tree vegetation) | 45 | | Grassland (GRSLD)
(An area dominated by grass vegetation) | 36 | | Cultivated area (CULT)
(An area under cultivation) | 14 | |
