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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Oregon
Area > Land	199,710 sq km		[83rd of 238]
Area > Total	236,040 sq km		[87th of 250]
Capital city with population	Kampala - 773,463
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
Forested Land	21%		[117th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	1 00 N, 32 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km
Land use > Arable land	21.57%		[45th of 258]
Largest city	Kampala
Largest city population	954,000		[90th of 174]
Largest city with population	Kampala - 773,463
Location Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
Map references Africa
Natural resources copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land
Population density	114.19 people per sqkm		[88th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	146.2 people/m²		[58th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	241,040 km²		[79th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Margherita Peak (Mt. Stanley)

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