GEOGRAPHY
Uganda shares borders with
Sudan to the north, Kenya to the east, Lake Victoria to the southeast,
Tanzania and Rwanda to the south and the Democratic Republic of
Congo to the west. Kampala is on the shores of Lake Victoria,
and the White Nile flowing out of the lake traverses much of the
country. The varied scenery includes tropical forest and tea plantations
on the slopes of the snowcapped Ruwenzori Mountains, the arid
plains of the Karamoja, the lush, heavily populated Buganda, the
rolling savannah of Acholi, Bunyoro, Tororo and Ankole, and the
fertile cotton area of Teso.
Official
Name: Republic of Uganda
Area: 241,040 sq. km. (93,070 sq. mi.); about
the size of Oregon.
Cities: Capital--Kampala (1991 pop. 774,214).
Other cities--Jinja, Mbale, Mbarara.
Terrain: 18% inland water and swamp; 12% national
parks, forest, and game reserves; 70% forest, woodland, grassland.
Climate: In the northeast, semi-arid--rainfall
less than 50 cm. (20 in.); in southwest, rainfall 130 cm. (50
in.) or more. Two dry seasons: Dec.-Feb. and June-July.
