| UGANDA Updated 01 September 2012 |
Republic of Uganda is located in the east of the African Continent, with a population of 33,640,833, making it the 37th
largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Kampala with a total population of 1,659,600. The country
encompasses 236,040 square kilometers making it the 80th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with
Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
President Lieutenant General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is recognized as the Chief of State and Head of Government
and, along with Vice President Edward Ssekandi, achieves that status through popular vote and holds that position for
five years with no term limits. Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has no executive power and achieves that status
through presidential appointment and is charged with assisting the President supervise the cabinet. Its form of
government is a republic and they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 8th of October 1995.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are English, Ganda or Laganda, other Niger- Congo languages, Nilo-
Saharan languages, Swahili and Arabic. It counts among its major religions Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim and
Indigenous beliefs. As sources of mass communication it has 7 AM, 33 FM, 2 Short Wave and 8 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Mount Stanley, its highest point at 5,110 meters and Lake Albert, its lowest point at
621 meters. Its principal waterways are 200 kilometers of Lake Victoria and 200 kilometers of Lake Albert, Lake
Kyoga and parts of the Albert Nile, which measure approximately 400 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton
textiles, cement and steel production. Its official currency is the Ugandan Shilling.
Here’s something you may not know about Uganda. Uganda has five national parks dedicated to the preservation of
primates, particularly gorillas and chimpanzees.
largest national population. Its capital and largest city is Kampala with a total population of 1,659,600. The country
encompasses 236,040 square kilometers making it the 80th largest country in total area. It shares boundaries with
Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Democratic Republic of the Congo.
President Lieutenant General Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is recognized as the Chief of State and Head of Government
and, along with Vice President Edward Ssekandi, achieves that status through popular vote and holds that position for
five years with no term limits. Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has no executive power and achieves that status
through presidential appointment and is charged with assisting the President supervise the cabinet. Its form of
government is a republic and they celebrate the creation of their constitution on 8th of October 1995.
The languages commonly or officially spoken are English, Ganda or Laganda, other Niger- Congo languages, Nilo-
Saharan languages, Swahili and Arabic. It counts among its major religions Roman Catholic, Protestant, Muslim and
Indigenous beliefs. As sources of mass communication it has 7 AM, 33 FM, 2 Short Wave and 8 Television stations.
Major geographical features are Mount Stanley, its highest point at 5,110 meters and Lake Albert, its lowest point at
621 meters. Its principal waterways are 200 kilometers of Lake Victoria and 200 kilometers of Lake Albert, Lake
Kyoga and parts of the Albert Nile, which measure approximately 400 kilometers.
Major industries providing for the bulk of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton
textiles, cement and steel production. Its official currency is the Ugandan Shilling.
Here’s something you may not know about Uganda. Uganda has five national parks dedicated to the preservation of
primates, particularly gorillas and chimpanzees.
| African Elephant |
| The Equator Marker on the Kampala-Masaka Highway |
| Baby gorilla |
| Gorilla |
| Kampala- Uganda's capital and largest city |
| Lake Albert on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo- Uganda's lowest point |
| Lake Victoria at the Albert Nile and Jinja- some of Uganda's principle waterways |
| Mount Mahinga- an extinct volcano |
| Lake Edward on the border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley- Uganda's highest point |
| Passionate Ugandans |
| Tradtional Ugandan food- matoke (mashed green bananas, rice, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, mboga (greens); other plate -- mpoombo stew (goat meat stewed in a banana leaf) |
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1.2 million
64,000
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| Amudat- Uganda's easternmost point on the border with Kenya |
| Entebbe on Lake Victoria |
| Near Katuna- Uganda's southernmost point on the border with Rwanda |
| Buffalo at Kidepo National Park- Uganda's northernmost point on the border with Sudan |
| Koboko Town near Uganda's tri-border with Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Mount Muhavara- Uganda's westernmost point on the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Mutukula on Uganda's border with Tanzania |
| Tutsi dancers in traditional dress |
