Uganda

Uganda, officially de Republic of Uganda, be a landlocked country insyd East Africa. Ebe bordered to de east by Kenya, to de north by South Sudan, to de west by de Democratic Republic of the Congo, to de south-west by Rwanda, den to de south by Tanzania. De southern part dey include a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, dem share plus Kenya den Tanzania. Uganda dey insyd de African Great Lakes region, wey dey lie within de Nile basin, wey e get a varied equatorial climate. , e get a population of nearly 46 million, of wich 8.5 million dey live insyd de capital den largest city, Kampala.

Geographically, Uganda be diverse, plus volcanic hills, mountains, den lakes, wey dey include Lake Victoria, de world ein second-largest freshwater lake. De country get significant natural resources, wey dey include fertile agricultural land den untapped oil reserves, wey dey contribute to ein economic development. De service sector dey dominate de economy, wey surpass agriculture. Uganda ein rich biodiversity, plus national parks den wildlife reserves, wey dey attract tourism, a vital sector for de economy. Uganda be a member of de United Nations, de African Union, G77, de East African Community, den de Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

 Geography 

 Biodiversity den conservation 
Uganda get 60 protected areas, wey dey include ten national parks: Bwindi Impenetrable National Park den Rwenzori Mountains National Park (both UNESCO World Heritage Sites), Kibale National Park, Kidepo Valley National Park, Lake Mburo National Park, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, Mount Elgon National Park, Murchison Falls National Park, Queen Elizabeth National Park, den Semuliki National Park.

Uganda be home to a vast number of species, wey dey include a population of mountain gorillas insyd de Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, gorillas den golden monkeys insyd de Mgahinga Gorilla National Park, den hippos insyd de Murchison Falls National Park. Dem sanso fi find Jackfruit thru out de country.
De country get a 2019 Forest Landscape Integrity Index mean score of 4.36/10, wey dey rank am 128th globally out of 172 countries.

 Demographics 

 Largest cities den towns 
 Largest urban centres insyd Uganda

Uganda Bureau of Statistics 2016, National Population and Housing Census 2014 – Main Report, p. 11RankNameDistrictPop.1KampalaKampala1,507,1142NansanaWakiso365,8573KiraWakiso317,4284Makindye SsabagaboWakiso282,6645MbararaMbarara195,1606MukonoMukono162,7447GuluGulu149,8028LugaziBuikwe114,1639KaseseKasese103,29310MasakaMasaka101,557

Culture
Owing to de large number of communities, culture within Uganda be diverse. Chaw Asians (mostly from India) wey na dem expel during de regime of Idi Amin return to Uganda.

Media
Uganda get a number of media outlets wey dey broadcast domestically den globally. Dem dey cover news, magazines, sports, business den entertainment.

Popular Ugandan newspapers dey include:
 New Vision
 Daily Monitor
 Bukedde
 The Observer
 East African Business Week
 Red Pepper

De most popular television stations insyd Uganda dey include:
 Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC)
 NTV
 NBS Television
 Sanyuka TV
 Baba TV
 Top TV
 Spark TV

De Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) wey dey control den dey regulate all of de media.

 References 

Category:1962 establishments insyd Uganda
Category:1962 establishments insyd Africa
Category:Uganda
Category:Countries for Africa insyd
Category:East African countries
Category:Countries den territories wer English be official language
Category:Landlocked countries
Category:Least developed countries
Category:Member states of de African Union
Category:Member states of de Commonwealth of Nations
Category:Member states of de United Nations
Category:Member states of de Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
Category:Republics insyd de Commonwealth of Nations
Category:States den territories dem establish insyd 1962
Category:Swahili-speaking countries den territories

 Read further 

 Appiah, Anthony and Henry Louis Gates (ed.) (2010). Encyclopaedia of Africa. Oxford University Press.
 Middleton, John (ed.) (2008). New encyclopaedia of Africa. Detroit: Thompson-Gale.
 Shillington, Kevin (ed.) (2005). Encyclopedia of African history. CRC Press.
 BakamaNume, Bakama B. (2011). A Contemporary Geography of Uganda. African Books Collective.
  overview written for younger readers.
 Carney, J. J. For God and My Country: Catholic Leadership in Modern Uganda (Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2020).
 Chrétien, Jean-Pierre (2003). The great lakes of Africa: two thousand years of history. New York: Zone Books.
 Clarke, Ian, ed. Uganda - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture (2014) excerpt Archived 14 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine
 Datzberger, Simone, and Marielle L.J. Le Mat. "Just add women and stir?: Education, gender and peacebuilding in Uganda." International Journal of Educational Development 59 (2018): 61-69 online Archived 17 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
 Griffin, Brett, Robert Barlas, and Jui Lin Yong. Uganda. (Cavendish Square Publishing, 2019).
 Hepner, Tricia Redeker. "At the Boundaries of Life and Death: Notes on Eritrea and Northern Uganda." African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review 10.1 (2020): 127-142 online Archived 25 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
 Hodd, Michael and Angela Roche Uganda handbook. (Bath: Footprint, 2011).
 Izama, Angelo. "Uganda." Africa Yearbook Volume 16. Brill, 2020 pp. 413–422.
 Jagielski, Wojciech and Antonia Lloyd-Jones (2012). The night wanderers: Uganda's children and the Lord's Resistance Army. New York: Seven Stories Press. 
 Jørgensen, Jan Jelmert, Uganda: a modern history (1981) online
 Langole, Stephen, and David Monk. "Background to peace and conflict in northern Uganda." in Youth, education and work in (post-) conflict areas (2019): 16+ online Archived 19 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine.
 Otiso, Kefa M. (2006). Culture and Customs of Uganda. Greenwood Publishing Group.
 Reid, Richard J. A history of modern Uganda (Cambridge University Press, 2017), the standard scholarly history. Buy from Amazon - online review Archived 27 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine
 Sobel, Meghan, and Karen McIntyre. "The State of Press Freedom in Uganda". International Journal of Communication 14 (2020): 20+. online Archived 15 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine
 Steinhart, Edward I. Conflict and collaboration: The kingdoms of western Uganda, 1890-1907. Princeton University Press, 2019.

 External links 

 Overview 

 Uganda. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
 Uganda from UCB Libraries GovPubs.
 Country Profile from BBC News.
 Uganda Corruption Profile from the Business Anti-Corruption Portal

 Maps 

 Printable map of Uganda from UN.org


 Government den economy 

 Chief of State and Cabinet Members
 Key Development Forecasts for Uganda from International Futures
 World Bank Summary Trade Statistics Uganda

 Humanitarian issues 

 Humanitarian news and analysis from IRIN – Uganda
 Humanitarian information coverage on ReliefWeb
 Radio France International – dossier on Uganda and Lord's Resistance Army Archived 8 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine

 Tourism 

 Uganda Tourism Board
 Uganda Wildlife Authority
 Visit Kampala with Kampala Capital City Authority
 Immigration Department