Africa

Le Rwanda

masculine

Going there, being there

au Rwanda

Coming from

du Rwanda

Why

Le Rwanda is masculine and starts with a consonant: à + le contracts into au, which gives au Rwanda.

The people

un Rwandais, une Rwandaise

Official languages

kinyarwanda, français, anglais, swahili

Capital

Kigali

Example

On appelle le Rwanda le pays des mille collines.

Rwanda is called the land of a thousand hills.

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