A small minority are Muslims. More than half the people can read and write. For Uganda's literacy rate, see . Makerere University is in Kampala. Thick forests grow in the south.
Highlands rise near the east and west borders.
The Great Rift Valley lies just east of the western highlands and contains Lakes Albert, Edward, and George. The equator crosses southern Uganda. But because of the high altitude, temperatures are mild. Uganda is an agricultural country. The chief food crops are bananas, beans, cassava, corn, millet, and sweet potatoes.