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

## 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


## 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). *[https://books.google.com/books?id=E-u-oqGczPsC&source=gbs_ViewAPI 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.&nbsp;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) 
* 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). *[https://books.google.com/books?id=rMnkcZsv_eEC&source=gbs_ViewAPI 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
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### 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