where is burundi located on a map?
Africa
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 At 26 @,@ 338 square kilometres ( 10 @,@ 169 sq mi ) , Rwanda is the world 's 149th @-@ largest country , and the fourth smallest on the African mainland after Gambia , Swaziland , and Djibouti . It is comparable in size to Burundi , Haiti and Albania . The entire country is at a high altitude : the lowest point is the Rusizi River at 950 metres ( 3 @,@ 117 ft ) above sea level . Rwanda is located in Central / Eastern Africa , and is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west , Uganda to the north , Tanzania to the east , and Burundi to the south . It lies a few degrees south of the equator and is landlocked . The capital , Kigali , is located near the centre of Rwanda . 

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 Rwanda ( / ruːˈɑːndə / or / ruːˈændə / ( listen ) ; Kinyarwanda : U Rwanda [ u.ɾɡwanda ] ) , officially the Republic of Rwanda ( Kinyarwanda : Repubulika y 'u Rwanda ; French : République du Rwanda ) , is a sovereign state in central and east Africa and one of the smallest countries on the African mainland . Located a few degrees south of the Equator , Rwanda is bordered by Uganda , Tanzania , Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo . Rwanda is in the African Great Lakes region and is highly elevated ; its geography dominated by mountains in the west and savanna to the east , with numerous lakes throughout the country . The climate is temperate to subtropical , with two rainy seasons and two dry seasons each year . 

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 At 445 inhabitants per square kilometre ( 1 @,@ 150 / sq mi ) , Rwanda 's population density is amongst the highest in Africa . Historians such as Gérard Prunier believe that the 1994 genocide can be partly attributed to the population density . The population is predominantly rural , with a few large towns ; dwellings are evenly spread throughout the country . The only sparsely populated area of the country is the savanna land in the former province of Umutara and Akagera National Park in the east . Kigali is the largest city , with a population of around one million . Its rapidly increasing population challenges its infrastructural development . According to the 2012 census , the second largest city is Gisenyi , which lies adjacent to Lake Kivu and the Congolese city of Goma , and has a population of 126 @,@ 000 . Other major towns include Ruhengeri , Butare , and Gitarama , all with populations below 100 @,@ 000 . The urban population rose from 6 % of the population in 1990 , to 16 @.@ 6 % in 2006 ; by 2011 , however , the proportion had dropped slightly , to 14 @.@ 8 % . 

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 The country 's principal language is Kinyarwanda , which is spoken by most Rwandans . The major European languages during the colonial era were German , and then French , which was introduced by Belgium and remained an official and widely spoken language after independence . The influx of former refugees from Uganda and elsewhere during the late 20th century has created a linguistic divide between the English @-@ speaking population and the French @-@ speaking remainder of the country . Kinyarwanda , English and French are all official languages . Kinyarwanda is the language of government and English is the primary educational medium . Swahili , the lingua franca of the African Great Lakes , and the official language of the East African Community , is also spoken by some as a second language , particularly returned refugees from Kenya and Tanzania . In 2015 , Swahili was introduced as a mandatory subject in secondary schools . Inhabitants of Rwanda 's Nkombo Island speak Amashi , a language closely related to Kinyarwanda . 

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 The present borders were drawn in 2006 with the aim of decentralising power and removing associations with the old system and the genocide . The previous structure of twelve provinces associated with the largest cities was replaced with five provinces based primarily on geography . These are Northern Province , Southern Province , Eastern Province , Western Province , and the Municipality of Kigali in the centre . 
