Rwanda
Republic of Rwanda
Rwanda (RW, RWA) is a country in Eastern Africa, with Kigali as its capital. The currency is the Rwandan Franc (RWF, RWF). The international dialling code is +250 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 0720 123 456. The time zone is Africa/Kigali. Official languages: Kinyarwanda, English, and French.
CurrencyRWFRWF
Dial code+250e.g. 0720 123 456
Time zoneKigaliUTC+02:00
LanguageKinyarwanda+2 more
CapitalKigali
Population13.6M26.3K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Republic of Rwanda
- Native name
- Rwanda
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- RW
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- RWA
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 646
- IOC code
- RWA
- Demonym
- Rwandan
- Capital
- Kigali
- Region
- Africa › Eastern Africa
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Eastern Africa
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .rw
- Coordinates
- -2, 30
- Area
- 26,338 km²
- Population
- 13,623,300
- GDP
- $42.7B ($3.1K per person)
- Literacy
- 71.1%
- Landlocked
- Yes
Currency
Rwandan Franc RWF
- Symbol
- RWF narrow RF
- Minor units
- None (0 decimals)
- Example
- RFÂ 1.235
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinyarwanda rw | Official | 77% (10.5M) | |
| English en | Official | 15% (2M) | |
| French fr | Official | 5.8% (790.2K) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa/Kigali | UTC+02:00 | none | Central Africa Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +250
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- 0
- National number length
- 8–9 digits
- Emergency number
- 111 pattern 11[12]
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 250 123 456 | +250 250 123 456 | XXX XXX XXX | 8, 9 |
| Mobile | 0720 123 456 | +250 720 123 456 | XXXX XXX XXX | 9 |
| Toll free | 0800 123 456 | +250 800 123 456 | XXXX XXX XXX | 9 |
| Premium rate | 0900 123 456 | +250 900 123 456 | XXXX XXX XXX | 9 |
Show the 3 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | 0 | $1 $2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3}) | 2 | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3}) | [7-9] | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
Address and postal code
No address data.
Calendar, units and conventions
Number and date formats
As written by the Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) locale (rw-RW), amounts in RWF.
- Number
- 1.234.567,891
- Percent
- 45,7%
- Currency (RWF)
- RFÂ 1.234.568
- Accounting
- -RFÂ 1.234.568
- Currency, name
- 1.234.568 RWF
- Compact short
- 1,2M
- Compact long
- 1,2M
- Scientific
- 1,235E6
- Speed
- 88 km/h
- Temperature
- 21,5°C
- Date, full
- 2026 Werurwe 27, Kuwa gatanu
- Date, long
- 2026 Werurwe 27
- Date, medium
- 2026 Wer. 27
- Date, short
- 2026-03-27
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 2026 Wer. 27 15:04
- Month and year
- Werurwe 2026
- Weekday
- Kuwa gatanu
- Relative time
- ejo · +3 d · -2 h
- List: and
- A, B, and C
- List: or
- A, B, or C