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Uganda

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Capital
Kampala
Population
47,123,531
Area
241,038 km2
Climate
Tropical
Government
Presidential republic
Currency
Ugandan shilling
Languages
English 2.5M, Ganda or Luganda, Nilo-Saharan languages
Sells
gold, coffee, fish, refined petroleum
Sells to
India 21%, UAE 16%, Hong Kong 10%
Land borders
5: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan ...
Drives on the
left
Calling code
+256
Founded
1962
Hemisphere
Northern

Where it is

Languages

Share of the population that speaks each. Click one to see every country that speaks it.

Englishofficial
2.5M speakers
Swahiliofficial

Largest cities

Kampala  capital 1,680,600
Nansana 532,800
Kira 462,900
Bunamwaya 413,400
Kyengera 285,400

Form of government

Presidential republic.

Climate and geography

tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast

Climate zone

Highest point

Landlocked. Northern hemisphere.

Figures from its history

Idi Amin
Idi Amin Dictator, 1971-1979 Awon'go Idi Amin Dada Oumee was a Ugandan military officer and dictator who served as the third president of Uganda from 1971 until his overthrow in 1979.
Yoweri Museveni
Yoweri Museveni President since 1986 Yoweri Kaguta Museveni Tibuhaburwa is a Ugandan politician, dictator, and former rebel leader who has served as the president of Uganda since 1986.
Milton Obote
Milton Obote Prime minister and president Apollo Milton Obote was a Ugandan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and the president of Uganda from 1966 to 1971 and later from 1980 to 1985.