Rwanda: Geography, Great Lakes Region and Key Facts

Category: Geography & International Relations

  • Rwanda is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa.

  • Capital: Kigali.

  • Shares borders with Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  • Known as the “Land of a Thousand Hills” because of its hilly terrain.

  • The country lies in the Great Lakes region of Africa.

  • Lake Kivu lies along its western border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

  • Rwanda is notable for its mountain gorilla conservation in the Virunga landscape.

UPSC Focus: African geography, Great Lakes region, Lake Kivu, mountain gorillas.