Uganda Encyclopedia, Facts, Map, Photos, National Anthem & Coloring Pages

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Country Name: Uganda – Republic of Uganda – Jamhuri ya Uganda
System of government: Republic, member of the Commonwealth
Capital: Kampala (pop. 350,000)
Location: In eastern Africa, landlocked by the Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Zaïre
Area: 236,036 sq km
Population: 13,985,000
National composition: Bantu, Acholi, Lango, Asians, Europeans
Religions: Animist, Islamic, Christian
Official languages: English, Swahili
Currency: Ugandan shilling = 100 cents
Administrative divisions: 4 provinces (based on the previous 4 kingdoms)
Other major cities: Jinja (pop. 55,000). Bugembe (pop. 50,000)
Highest elevation: Ngaliema (Margherita, 5,119 m)
Chief river: Nile
Largest lake: Vistoria Nyanza, Albert (Mobutu Sese Seko), Edward, Kioga
Climate: Equatorial, wet; temperatures rarely excessive because of high altitude

Independence: From the United Kingdom: October 9, 1962

Motto: For God and My Country
Anthem: “Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty”

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Uganda occupies the high pla teau of the East African Highlands. The plateau is surrounded by high massifs, often of volcanic origin. The central and southern extensive swamps. The country has many rivers and several large lakes.

Much of the country is wooded or grassland savanna. Grasslands predominate at higher altitudes.

About 7 per cent of the land is forest. The typical wild animals of Uganda include the elephant, water buffalo, antelope, gorilla, monkeys, various birds and many species of lacustrine fish.

Coffee, cotton, tea, sugar cane, sisal, maize, cassava and plantains are grown by Ugandan farmers who also raise cattle, sheep, goats and pigs. Lake fishing and pond fisheries are also an important feature.

By far the most important mineral is copper, followed by tungsten, tin and beryl. There is a major hydroelectric scheme at Owen Falls, Jinja. Apart from smelting, the country has some light industry including cotton ginneries, tobacco-curing plants, sugar factories and oil-mills (used for groundnut extraction). Other products are cement, asbestos and fertilizer.

Practically all Ugandan exports are handled by a railway line linking the country with Mombasa, Kenya. The total length of surfaced roads remains rather limited. River and lake shipping provides an important link.