Query: Uganda is in the Arctic Circle.

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East Africa <=SEP=> East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent , variably defined by geography or geopolitics . In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions , 20 territories constitute Eastern Africa :  Tanzania , Kenya , Uganda , Rwanda , Burundi and South Sudan -- in Central East Africa , are members of the East African Community ( EAC ) . The first five are also included in the African Great Lakes region . Burundi and Rwanda are sometimes also considered to be part of Central Africa .  Djibouti , Eritrea , Ethiopia and Somalia -- collectively known as the Horn of Africa .  Comoros , Mauritius and Seychelles -- small island nations in the Indian Ocean .  Réunion and Mayotte -- French overseas territories also in the Indian Ocean .  Mozambique and Madagascar -- often considered part of Southern Africa , on the eastern side of the sub-continent . Madagascar has close cultural ties to Southeast Asia and the islands of the Indian Ocean .  Malawi , Zambia and Zimbabwe -- often also included in Southern Africa , and formerly constituted the Central African Federation ( also known historically as the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ) .  Egypt , Sudan and South Sudan ( newly independent from Sudan ) -- collectively part of the Nile Valley . Situated in the northeastern portion of the continent , and Egypt and the Sudans are often included in Northern Africa . Also members of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa ( COMESA ) free trade area .   Due to colonial territories of the British East Africa Protectorate and German East Africa , the term East Africa is often ( especially in the English language ) used to specifically refer to the area now comprising the three countries of Kenya , Tanzania and Uganda . However , this has never been the convention in many other languages , where the term generally had a wider , strictly geographic context and therefore typically included Djibouti , Eritrea , Ethiopia , and Somalia .

Uganda <=SEP=> Uganda ( -LSB- juːˈɡændə -RSB- or -LSB- juːˈɡɑːndə -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Uganda , is a landlocked country in East Africa . It is 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 . The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria , shared with Kenya and Tanzania . Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region . Uganda also lies within the Nile basin , and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate .   Uganda takes its name from the Buganda kingdom , which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country , including the capital Kampala . The people of Uganda were hunter-gatherers until 1,700 to 2,300 years ago , when Bantu-speaking populations migrated to the southern parts of the country .   Beginning in 1894 , the area was ruled as a protectorate by the British , who established administrative law across the territory . Uganda gained independence from Britain on 9 October 1962 . The period since then has been marked by intermittent conflicts , including a lengthy civil war against the Lord 's Resistance Army in the Northern Region , which has caused hundreds of thousands of casualties .   The official languages are English and Swahili , although `` any other language may be used as a medium of instruction in schools or other educational institutions or for legislative , administrative or judicial purposes as may be prescribed by law . '' Luganda , a central language , is widely spoken across the country , and several other languages are also spoken including Runyoro , Runyankole , Rukiga , and Luo . The president of Uganda is Yoweri Museveni , who came to power in January 1986 after a protracted six-year guerrilla war .