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- Officially » Republic of Uganda
- Capital » Kampala
Facts
- Population » 35.6 million
- Languages » English (official), Swahili (official), Luganda, various Bantu and Nilotic languages
- Religions » Christianity, Islam
- Life expectancy » 54 years (men), 55 years (women)
- Currency » Ugandan Shilling (UGX)
Notes
- Winston Churchill called Uganda “the pearl of Africa”
- Uganda continues to transform itself from a country with a troubled past to one of relative stability and prosperity.
- Uganda continues to struggle with a brutal 20+ year insurgency in the north, led by the Lord’s Resistance Army.
- Uganda has banned plastic bags
Geography
- Area: 241,038 sq km (93,072 sq miles)
- Landlocked
- 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.
Tourism
- Bwindi Impenetrable Forest — home to half the world’s mountain gorillas
Overland
- Drive » Left Side
Safety & Security
Foreign Embassies in Uganda
- Australian High Commission, Nairobi, Kenya (also responsible for Uganda): +254 (20) 4277 100
- Canadian High Commission, Nairobi, Kenya (also responsible for Uganda): +254 (0)20 366 3000
- Ireland Embassy, Kampala: +256 (0)41 771 3000
- South African High Commission, Kampala: +256 (0)41 770 2100
- UK High Commission, Kampala: +256 (0)31 231 2000
- USA Embassy, Kampala: +256 (0)41 259 791
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Last Updated on December 24, 2018