NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Geography of Uganda

Uganda is located Eastern Africa, west of Kenya and east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is in the heart of the Great Lakes region, and is surrounded by three of them, Lake Edward, Lake Albert, and Lake Victoria. While much of its border is lakeshore, Uganda is landlocked with no access to the sea. The World Factbook map of Uganda. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (657x684, 504 KB) ECW to TIFF to PNG (compression level 9). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (657x684, 504 KB) ECW to TIFF to PNG (compression level 9). ... Suppose the smiley face in the top left corner is an RGB bitmap image. ... Satellite image of Congo, generated from raster graphics data supplied by The Map Library. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... The Great Lakes of Africa are a series of lakes in and around the Great Rift Valley. ... Lake Edward can be seen on this map of Uganda Lake Edward is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. ... Lake Albert and its river systems. ... Lake Victoria or Victoria Nyanza (also known as Ukerewe and Nalubaale) is one of the Great Lakes of Africa. ... A landlocked country is one that has no coastline. ...

Despite being on the equator Uganda is more temperate than the surrounding areas due to its altitude. The country is mostly plateau with rim of mountains. This has made it more suitable to agriculture and less prone to tropical diseases than other nations in the region. The climate is tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August). It is semiarid in northeast near Sudan and approaching the Sahara. World map showing the equator in red The Equator is an imaginary circle drawn around a planet (or other astronomical object) at a distance halfway between the poles. ...

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m
highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m Lake Albert and its river systems. ... Mount Stanley is the highest mountain in the Ruwenzori Range of Congo and the third highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro (5,895m) and Mount Kenya (5,199m). ... Mount Stanley is the highest mountain in the Ruwenzori Range of Congo and the third highest in Africa, after Kilimanjaro (5,895m) and Mount Kenya (5,199m). ...

Natural resources: copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land For other uses, see Copper (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Undershot water wheels on the Orontes River in Hama, Syria Saint Anthony Falls Prior to the widespread availability of commercial electricity, hydropower was used for milling, textile manufacture, and the operation of sawmills. ... Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ... A magnified crystal of a salt (halite/sodium chloride) Salt covering the floor of Bad Water in Death Valley, CA, the lowest point in the US. A salt, in chemistry, is any ionic compound composed of cations (positively charged ions) and anions (negative ions) so that the product is neutral...

Land use:
arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 9%
permanent pastures: 9%
forests and woodland: 28%
other: 29% (1993 est.)

Environment - current issues: draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching is widespread Deforestation is the conversion of forested areas to non-forest land use such as arable land, urban use, logged area or wasteland. ... Severe soil erosion in a wheat field near Washington State University, USA. Erosion is the displacement of solids (soil, mud, rock and other particles) by the agents of wind, water or ice, by downward or down-slope movement in response to gravity or by living organisms (in the case of...

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification Rainforests are among the most biodiverse ecosystems on earth Biodiversity or biological diversity is the diversity of life. ... UNFCCC logo. ... Ship stranded by the retreat of the Aral Sea Desertification is the degradation of land in arid, semi arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors including climatic variations, but primarily human activities. ... The critically endangered Amur Tiger, a rare subspecies of tiger. ... Hazardous waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment and generally exhibits one or more of these characteristics: ignitability corrosivity reactivity (explosive) toxicity Many types of businesses generate hazardous waste. ... Admiralty law (usually referred to as simply admiralty and also referred to as maritime law) is a distinct body of law which governs maritime questions and offenses. ... opened for signature - 29 April 1958 entered into force - 20 March 1966 objective - to solve through international cooperation the problems involved in the conservation of living resources of the high seas, considering that because of the development of modern technology some of these resources are in danger of being overexploited... The Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) bans all nuclear explosions in all environments, for military or civilian purposes and was opened for signature in New York on 24 September 1996, when it was signed by 71 States, including the five nuclear weapon states at the time (which did not... A subtropical wetland in Florida, USA, with an endangered American Crocodile. ... note - abbreviated as Environmental Modification opened for signature - December 10, 1976 entered into force - October 5, 1978 objective - to prohibit the military or other hostile use of environmental modification techniques in order to further world peace and trust among nations parties - (66) Afghanistan, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria...

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Geography of Africa

Algeria · Angola · Benin · Botswana · Burkina Faso · Burundi · Cameroon · Cape Verde · Central African Republic · Chad · Comoros · Democratic Republic of the Congo · Republic of the Congo · Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) · Djibouti · Egypt · Equatorial Guinea · Eritrea · Ethiopia · Gabon · The Gambia · Ghana · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Kenya · Lesotho · Liberia · Libya · Madagascar · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Mauritius · Morocco · Mozambique · Namibia · Niger · Nigeria · Rwanda · São Tomé and Príncipe · Senegal · Seychelles · Sierra Leone · Somalia · South Africa · Sudan · Swaziland · Tanzania · Togo · Tunisia · Uganda · Zambia · Zimbabwe The national park system of Uganda is maintained by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. ... Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Maps of Africa Africa is a continent comprising 56 countries, representing the largest of the three great southward projections from the main mass of Earths surface. ... Burkina Faso (formerly Upper Volta) is a landlocked Sahel country that shares borders with six nations. ... This article describes the geography of Cape Verde. ... Location: Central Africa, north of Democratic Republic of the Congo Geographic coordinates: 7 00 N, 21 00 E Map references: Africa Area: total: 622,984 km² land: 622,984 km² water: 0 km² Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Texas Land boundaries: total: 5,203 km border countries: Cameroon 797 km... The Democratic Republic of the Congo includes the greater part of the Congo River Basin, which covers an area of almost 1 million square kilometers (400,000 sq. ... CÃ´te dIvoire (the Ivory Coast) is a sub-Saharan nation in southern West Africa located at 8 00Â°N, 5 00Â°W. The country is shaped like a square and borders the Gulf of Guinea in the north Atlantic Ocean to the south (515 km of coastline) and... The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is located in west central Africa. ... SÃ£o TomÃ© and PrÃncipe is a small nation composed of an archipelago located in the Gulf of Guinea of equatorial Atlantic Ocean. ... Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Liberia Geographic coordinates: 8 30 N, 11 30 W Map references: Africa Area: total: 71,740 km² land: 71,620 km² water: 120 km² Area - comparative: slightly smaller than South Carolina Land boundaries: total: 958 km border countries: Guinea... Southern Africa seen from Aqua and Terra satellites. ...

Dependencies and other territories
British Indian Ocean Territory · Mayotte · Réunion · St. Helena · Somaliland · Western Sahara (SADR) A dependent territory, dependent area or dependency is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a State. ... Types of political territories include: A legally administered territory, which is a non-sovereign geographic area that has come under the authority of another government. ... Location: archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia Geographic coordinates: 6 00 S, 71 30 E Area: total: 60 sq km note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago water: 0 sq km land: 60 sq km Area - comparative: about 0. ... This article was imported from the CIA World Factbook and needs to be rewritten and/or reformatted in accordance with Wikipedia styles. ... Motto: Freedom, Democracy and Success for All Anthem: Samo ku waar Samo ku waar Saamo ku waar Capital Hargeisa Largest city Hargeisa Official language(s) Somali Government President Republic Dahir Riyale Kahin Independence - Declared - Recognition From Somalia - May 18, 1991 - none Area - Total - Water (%) 137,600 kmÂ² (-) n/a Population... Geography of Western Sahara Location: Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, Morocco proper, Algeria (Tindouf region), and Mauritania. ...

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Ugandan topics

Communications • Economy • History • Government • Military • Transport Image File history File links Flag_of_Uganda. ... This page aims to list articles on Wikipedia that are related to Uganda. ... Telephones - main lines in use: 54,074 (1998) Telephones - mobile cellular: 9,000 (1998) Telephone system: seriously inadequate; three cellular systems have been introduced, but a sharp increase in the number of main lines is essential; e-mail and Internet services are available domestic: intercity traffic by wire, microwave radio... // Uganda before 1900 Main article: Uganda before 1900 The earliest human inhabitants in contemporary Uganda were hunter-gatherers. ...

Culture: Demographics • Education • Languages • Healthcare Culture of Uganda - Ugandas population is made up of a complex and diverse range of tribes. ... Africans of three main ethnic groups--Bantu, Nilotic, and Nilo-Hamitic--constitute most of the population. ... As a developing country, health indicators in Uganda lag behind the rest of the world. ...

Religion: Roman Catholicism • Islam • Judaism • Hinduism The Roman Catholic Church in Uganda is part of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome. ... In 1989 Islam was practiced by an estimated 2. ... The Abayudaya (Abayudaya is Luganda for People of Judah[2][3], analogous to Children of Israel) are a Baganda community in eastern Uganda near the town of Mbale, who practice Judaism. ... Hinduism in Uganda appeared with the Hindu immigrants who came to Eastern and Southern Africa. ...

Geography: Cities and towns • Districts and counties • National parks This is a list of cities and towns in Uganda: â€¢ â€¢ Ugandan topics Communications â€¢ Economy â€¢ History â€¢ Military â€¢ Transport Politics and people Foreign relations â€¢ Human rights â€¢ Political parties Idi Amin â€¢ Milton Obote â€¢ Yoweri Museveni â€¢ Tito Okello Geography Cities and towns â€¢ Demographics â€¢ Districts and counties Culture Education â€¢ Islam â€¢ Judaism â€¢ Languages â€¢ â€¢ List of cities... Uganda is divided into 56 districts, listed below. ... Counties of Uganda The Districts of Uganda are divided into approximately 163 counties. ... The national park system of Uganda is maintained by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. ...

Politics: Foreign relations • Human rights • Political parties The Politics of Uganda is based on a democratic parliamentary system with universal suffrage for all citizens over 18 years of age. ... Uganda is landlocked and depends on foreign imports for most of its consumer goods and energy requirements. ... Uganda continues to experience difficulty in advancing respect for human rights. ... Political parties in Uganda details political parties in Uganda. ...

People: Idi Amin • Milton Obote • Yoweri Museveni • Tito Okello Idi Amin Dada (1 January 1925?â€“16 August 2003) was an army officer and President of Uganda (1971â€“1979). ... Obote pictured at the beginning of his second regime in 1980 Apollo Milton Obote (December 28, 1924, Apac, Uganda â€“ October 10, 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa), Prime Minister of Uganda 1962-1966 and President of Uganda 1966-1971/1980-1985, was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence in... Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (born c. ... Tito Okello (1914 - June 3, 1996) was the leader of Uganda from July 1985 until January 1986. ...