Uganda: Geography#
| Location | East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 1 00 N, 32 00 E 1.0,32.0 |
| Area | total: 241,038 sq km land: 197,100 sq km water: 43,938 sq km We are unable to verify those figures from Factbook, since the 6 main sources we used for checking give different figures as follows: Factbook: 241038 DBpedia: 0 Geoname: 236040 Infoplease: 236040 Britannica: 241551 Wolfram: 236040 Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,698 km border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, South Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Mount Baker 4844 m; Mount Luigi 4626 m; Mount Elgon 4321 m; Muhabura 4127 m; Mount Sabyinyo 3645 m According to Geonames: Mount Speke 4990 m; Baker 4752 m; Mount Gessi 4715 m; Mount Luigi di Savoia 4627 m; Mount Elgon 3340 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | mostly plateau with rim of mountains |
| Natural Hazards | NA |
| Natural Resource | copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold |
| Land Use | arable land: 27.94% permanent crops: 9.11% other: 62.95% (2011) |
| Climate | tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast |
| Irrigated Land | 144.2 sq km (2010) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 66 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; widespread poaching |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification |
| Large Cities | Due to difference in city rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Kampala; Gulu; Lira; Jinja; Mbarara According to Geonames: Kampala; Gulu; Lira; Mbarara; Jinja Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Cities |
| Geography-note | landlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers Important Lakes |