The flag of Rwanda is comprised of four colors. The first color, which has largest horizontal band on the Rwanda Flag, is light blue. The other two colors are yellow and green occupying almost the similar width in the flag.
Blue signifies peace and happiness, whereas, green in Flag of Rwanda is for hope and prosperity along with flora and fauna. The last color yellow stands for growth and development of the nation. Another shade of color yellow depicts the sun emblem in the corner, which is symbolic of enlightenment.
One of the initial flags hoisted in Rwanda was of the German East Africa Company. This flag was later substituted with European colonial power. When Rwanda name was changed to Ruanda-Urundi, the flag of Belgium was adopted. Until 1959, the flag of Rwanda was used, however, just two years later another flag was adopted. This one was a tricolor hoisted the Pan-African colors of red, yellow and green, with a black letter unique it from the flag of Guinea. This flag was flown until 2001 however was changed due to the genocide of 1994. The new flag was taken on on October 25, 2001, and it has continued unmoved ever since.
The colors of the Rwandan flag grip great meaning for the nation. The colors are considered to signify happiness, concord, economic expansion and the hope of wealth. In addition to the horizontal tricolor stripes, a sun emblem is also situated in the top right corner of the flag. This sun was added to the design to epitomize enlightenment. The flag as a whole is intended to characterize the unity of the nation, heroism, and sureness and hope for the upcoming.
The country Rwanda is bordered by Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Burundi. It is located in in Africa. The population of the nation estimated is 12.2 million and the population density is 230 inhabitants per square kilometre (600/sq mi).
Rwanda is a framework of a presidential republic. The official language of Rwanda is Kinyarwanda and the currency is Franc. Rwanda comprises of two letters Rwanda code i.e. RW and its three letters Rwanda code is RWA and in digits it is 646. The calling code is +250 and the UTC i.e. standard time followed in Rwanda is UTC +2 hours.
Being a federal republic, Rwanda comprises a total of 12 provinces.
| Country | Rwanda |
|---|---|
| Continent | Africa |
| Official languages | Kinyarwanda, French, English |
| Capital | Kigali |
| Currency | Rwandan franc Fr (RWF) |
| CAT | UTC+02:00 |
|---|---|
| CEST | UTC+02:00 |
| Internet TLD | RW |
|---|---|
| Three-letter country code | RWA |
| Three-digit country code | 646 |
| Calling code | +250 |