POPULATION (2020 EST.): 12,952,218 CAPITAL: Kigali MAIN CITIES: Butare, Gitarama, Ruhengeri VISA: Required by U.S. citizens HEALTH: Evidence of yellow fever immunization required if entering from an infected country. Immunization against hepatitis A and typhoid and protection against malaria strongly recommended
CURRENCY: Rwanda franc (RF) = 100 centimes. Credit cards are accepted only in large hotels EXCHANGE RATE (APPROX.): RF991 = $1 TIPPING: Discretionary TIME: GMT +2 ELECTRICITY: 230 volts. Adaptor required DRIVING: On the right. International driving permit is required PUBLIC HOLIDAYS (2021): Jan 1, 2, 4; Feb 1; Apr 2, 7; May 1, 3, 13; Jul 1, 4, 5; Aug 6, 15, 16; Dec 25-27 LANGUAGE: Kinyarwanda, French, English, Swahili RELIGION: Catholic, Protestant COUNTRY DIAL CODE: +250
SAFETY & SECURITY Check with travel.state.gov before traveling near the Rwanda-DRC border. Extreme caution is advised.