• Official name: Republic of Rwanda
• Landlocked country in East Africa with mountains and savanna
• Capital: Kigali, located at 1,567 metres above sea level
• Population: approximately 14 million in 26,338 square km
• 21st most densely populated country globally

• Settled by hunter-gatherers, followed by Bantu peoples
• Kingdom of Rwanda formed in the 15th century under King Gihanga
• Dominance by Tutsi kings from the mid-18th century
• Colonized first by Germany in 1897, then by Belgium in 1916
• 1959 Hutu revolt led to establishment of a Hutu-dominated republic in 1962
• Civil war initiated by Tutsi-led RPF in 1990
• Genocide in 1994 ended by RPF military victory

• De facto one-party state under RPF since 1994, with Paul Kagame as president
• Young, rural population primarily from the Banyarwanda cultural group
• Christianity is the largest religion, Kinyarwanda is the principal language

• Economy based on services, agriculture (coffee, tea), and manufacturing
• Tourism as a leading foreign exchange earner
• Multidimensional poverty at 30.5% with 27.4% below the national poverty line
• Member of various international organizations including African Union and Commonwealth of Nations

List of newspapers published in Rwanda.