Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania…
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, it lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied equatorial climate. As of 2024, it has a population of over 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city, Kampala.
Official languages: English · Swahili
Government: Unitary presidential republic under a dominant-party authoritarian state
Legislature: Parliament
Currency: Ugandan shilling (UGX)
Capital and largest city: Kampala
Calling code: +256ᵃ
Religion (2014 census): 84.4% Christianity · 39.3% Catholicism · 32.0% Anglicanism · 13.1% other Christian · 13.7% Islam · 1.9% others / none
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