Republic of Uganda[1] Jamhuri ya Uganda (Swahili) | |
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Motto: "For God and My Country" "kwa mungu na nchi yangu" | |
Anthem: "Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Kampala |
| Official languages | English Swahili[2] |
| Demonym(s) | Ugandan[3] |
| Government | Unitary dominant-party presidential republic |
| Yoweri Museveni | |
| Edward Ssekandi | |
| Ruhakana Rugunda | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom | 9 October 1962 |
• Current constitution | 8 October 1995 |
| Area | |
• Total | 241,038 km2 (93,065 sq mi) (79th) |
• Water (%) | 15.39 |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate | 42,729,036[4][5] (35th) |
• 2014 census | 34,634,650[6] |
• Density | 157.1/km2 (406.9/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $102.659 billion[7] |
• Per capita | $2,566[7] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $30.765 billion[7] |
• Per capita | $769[7] |
| Gini (2012) |  41.01[8]medium |
| HDI (2018) |  0.528[9]low · 159th |
| Currency | Ugandan shilling (UGX) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +256a |
| ISO 3166 code | UG |
| Internet TLD | .ug |
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate.