Africa · Landlocked
Rwanda
Rwanda is a landlocked country in Africa with 4 land neighbours — joint 6th-most in Africa. Its capital is Kigali.
Capital
Kigali
Land borders
4joint 6th-most in Africa
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Landlocked
Rwanda
Kigali
Capital
14.6 million
Population
26,338 km²
Area
4
Land borders
Rwandan franc (RWF)
Currency
Countries that border Rwanda
4 land neighbours: Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania and Uganda. Each one has a page of its own.
Why this one is hard
4 neighbours, and 5 pairs of them border each other too.
Its 4 land borders are joint 6th-most in Africa — level with Angola, Benin, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. Of the 6 possible pairings among them, 5 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. DR Congo is the most connected of them, with 9 land borders of its own. All of them deal on the Africa board alongside Rwanda, and on the world board with everyone else in Africa.
4
land borders — joint 6th-most in Africa
5
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
9
borders on DR Congo, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa board
The capital
Kigali
Capital Rush deals Rwanda and offers four capitals; this is the one that pays. It comes up on the Africa board and on the world board, which is twice as many chances to get it wrong.
The flag
Flag Blitz flies it and offers four countries — Rwanda is the one that owns it.
- ISO code
- RW
- Currency
- Rwandan franc (RWF)
- Official languages
- English, French and Kinyarwanda
- Quiz boards
- Africa · World
Where Rwanda costs people points
Uganda
Uganda borders Rwanda, which is exactly why the names get swapped: same board, adjacent shapes. Its capital is Kampala, not Kigali.
Rwanda, asked and answered
What countries border Rwanda?
Rwanda has 4 land neighbours: Burundi, DR Congo, Tanzania and Uganda.
What is the capital of Rwanda?
Kigali. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Rwanda comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it.
What continent is Rwanda in?
Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that board, and one of 195 on the world board.
Is Rwanda the same as Uganda?
No. Uganda borders Rwanda, which is exactly why the names get swapped: same board, adjacent shapes. Its capital is Kampala, not Kigali.
Where can I practise finding Rwanda on a map?
On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Rwanda is in the pool, along with all 4 of its neighbours.
Can you find Rwanda on a blank map?
Its 4 neighbours are on the same board. Ten questions, no sign-up, one attempt at today's version.