Summary
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uganda:
Uganda –commonly referred to as the Pearl[1] by Churchill is a land-locked sovereign country located in East Africa, bordered on the east by Kenya, the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania.[2] The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, within which it shares borders with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda takes its name from the Buganda kingdom, which encompassed a portion of the south of the country including the capital Kampala.
General reference edit
- Pronunciation: /juːˈɡændə/ or /juːˈɡɑːndə/
- Common English country name: Uganda
- Official English country name: The Republic of Uganda
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Ugandan
- Demonym(s):
- International rankings of Uganda
- ISO country codes: UG, UGA, 800
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:UG
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ug
Geography of Uganda edit
- Uganda is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
- Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Uganda
- High: Margherita Peak 5,109 m (16,762 ft)
- Low: Albert Nile 621 m (2,037 ft)
- Land boundaries: 2,698 km
Kenya 933 km
Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km
South Sudan 435 km
Tanzania 396 km
Rwanda 169 km
- Coastline: none
- Population of Uganda: 42,884,000 - 32nd most populous country
- Area of Uganda: 236,040 km2
- Atlas of Uganda
Environment of Uganda edit
- Climate of Uganda
- Ecoregions in Uganda
- Protected areas of Uganda
- Wildlife of Uganda
- Fauna of Uganda
Natural geographic features of Uganda edit
- Glaciers of Uganda (in the Rwenzori Mountains)
- Lakes of Uganda
- Mountains of Uganda
- Rivers of Uganda
- World Heritage Sites in Uganda
Regions of Uganda edit
Ecoregions of Uganda edit
Administrative divisions of Uganda edit
Administrative divisions of Uganda
Districts of Uganda edit
Districts of Uganda Uganda is divided into 80 districts across four administrative regions.
Counties of Uganda edit
Counties of Uganda The districts of Uganda are divided into 146 counties, one city council, and thirteen municipalities.
Sub-counties of Uganda edit
The counties of Uganda are divided into sub-counties, which are further divided into parishes and villages.
Demography of Uganda edit
Government and politics of Uganda edit
- Form of government: presidential republic
- Capital of Uganda: Kampala
- Elections in Uganda
- Political parties in Uganda
Branches of the government of Uganda edit
Executive branch of the government of Uganda edit
- Head of state and head of government: President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni
- Prime Minister of Uganda, Amama Mbabazi - assists the president in the supervision of the cabinet
- Cabinet of Uganda
Legislative branch of the government of Uganda edit
Judicial branch of the government of Uganda edit
Foreign relations of Uganda edit
International organization membership edit
The Republic of Uganda is a member of:[2]
Law and order in Uganda edit
Law of Uganda
Military of Uganda edit
- Command
- Forces
- Military history of Uganda
Local government in Uganda edit
History of Uganda edit
History of Uganda by period edit
- Early history
- Protectorate (1894 to 1962)
- 1962 to 1963
- 1963 to 1971
- Second Republic of Uganda (1971 to 1979)
- 1979 to 1986
History of Uganda by region edit
History of Uganda by topic edit
Culture of Uganda edit
- Cuisine of Uganda
- Languages of Uganda
- Media in Uganda
- Newspapers of Uganda
- 256News.com
- East African Business Week
- The Red Pepper
- The Monitor
- The New Vision
- The Weekly Observer
- Nile Chronicles
- Newspapers of Uganda
- Magazines in Uganda
- The Independent - Uganda
- African Woman
- PC Tech Magazine
- National symbols of Uganda
- People of Uganda
- Prostitution in Uganda
- Public holidays in Uganda
- Religion in Uganda
- World Heritage Sites in Uganda
Art in Uganda edit
Sports in Uganda edit
Sports in Uganda
Economy and infrastructure of Uganda edit
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 109th (one hundred and ninth)
- Agriculture in Uganda
- Banking in Uganda
- Communications in Uganda
- Companies of Uganda
- Uganda Investment Authority
- Currency of Uganda: Shilling
- Energy in Uganda
- Health care in Uganda
- Mining in Uganda
- Uganda Securities Exchange
- Tourism in Uganda
- Transport in Uganda
- Water supply and sanitation in Uganda
Education in Uganda edit
Health in Uganda edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Churchill, Winston Spencer (1909). My African Journey (PDF) (First ed.). Toronto: William Briggs. p. 197. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Uganda". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links edit
Wikimedia Atlas of Uganda
- Uganda. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Outline of Uganda at Curlie
- "Country profile: Uganda". BBC News. 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- US State Department - Uganda includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
Uganda travel guide from Wikivoyage
Wikimedia Atlas of Uganda- Uganda Tourism Board
