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Place nameRwanda
Other namesRepubulika y'u Rwanda, République rwandaise, Rwandese Republic, Republic of Rwanda, Ruanda, RWA, RW, ISO646, RW00, Rwandan
Latitude-2
Longitude30
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
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Landlocked, but adjacent to Lac Kivu, mostly at altitude of over 5000 feet; Tutsi tribe invaded in 16th cen., replacing Hutu rule & forming monarchy; formerly part of German East Africa, then of Belgian Ruanda-Urundi (Belgian East Africa); official languages are French & Rwanda, though Kiswahili is widely used in commerce.
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