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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Oregon |
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Area > Land
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199,710 sq km |
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[83rd of 238]
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Area > Total
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236,040 sq km |
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[87th of 250]
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Capital city with population
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Kampala - 773,463 |
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Climate tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast |
Elevation extremes > Highest point Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m |
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Forested Land
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21% |
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[117th of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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1 00 N, 32 00 E |
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Land boundaries > Border countries Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km |
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Land use > Arable land
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21.57% |
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[45th of 258]
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Largest city
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Kampala |
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Largest city population
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954,000 |
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[90th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Kampala - 773,463 |
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Location Eastern Africa, west of Kenya |
Map references Africa |
Natural resources copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land |
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Population density
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114.19 people per sqkm |
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[88th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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146.2 people/m²
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[58th of 204]
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Surface area > sq. km
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241,040 km²
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[79th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain Margherita Peak (Mt. Stanley) |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Uganda, Republic of Uganda
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