Uganda Country Facts
| Uganda Country Facts Uganda lies astride the Equator right in the heart of Africa. Uganda is bordered by Kenya in the East, Tanzania in the South , Rwanda in the South West, Congo in the west and Sudan in the north, thus making Uganda a land locked country. Uganda in roughly the size of United Kingdom,covering a total area of 236,040 sq km's, with a population of about 25 million. Summary of Uganda travel Facts: Country: Uganda Capital City: Kampala Total Area: 236,040 sq km's. Area under water: 36,330 sq km's. Area (land) :199,710 sq km's. Population: 25 ,million people. Languages: English (official) Luganda, Bantu Languages, and Nilotic languages and Swahili. Religions: Roman Catholics;33% Protestants 33%, Moslems 16% Others 17 (including Pentecostal which has gained a lot of follower. Average Family Income ,about Us $ 200 per annum Government : Republic. Independence Date: 9th of October 1962 . Industry: Brewing, Sugar factories, Cotton, Tobacco , Cement, Coffee, etc. Agriculture: Coffee, Tea, Cotton, Vanilla, Millet, Milk ,Poultry, Goat Meat, Fruits, Minerals: Copper, Cobalt, Limestone, Salt, Fish Climate: Tropical Accessibility: By Air, Entebbe International Airport, by Land through Busia and Malaba in the East, Katuna in the west and Mukula in the South. THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF UGANDA PHYSICAL AND CLIMATIC FEATURES Uganda can be described as basin shaped rising between the western and eastern blocks of the rift valley. The country lies across the equator bordered by Tanzania in the south, Sudan in the north, Kenya in the east, Zaire in the west and Rwanda in the southwest. The topography of the country is generally flat with an altitude of 1,000m in most parts of the country, however its location on the great African plateau and across the equator gives it a remarkable biological and physical diversity. Uganda is naturally endowed with water and fertility, 25% of the area is covered with lakes, rivers and swamps, Lake Victoria being the largest lake in Africa, the source of the River Nile the world’s longest river, Lake Kyoga in the center of the country, Lakes Edward, George and Albert close to the border of Congo. The country is also a product of the African Continent uplift with the most mountainous part in the southwest that harbors the Rwenzori mountains which form the highest mountain in Africa, other mountains also include Mount Elgon, Virunga, Bufumbira Mountains on the southwestern border of Rwanda, the Northern Volcanoes of Uganda and many more of these physical features make Uganda a very interesting geographical part of Africa. |