Introducing Uganda

Uganda is a small land locked East African country located west of Kenya and north of Tanzania, east of DR Congo and South of Sudan. Uganda covers 236,040 sq km of both land and water area. It enjoys a tropical type of climate with abundant rains and two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast, the terrain is mostly plateau with rim of mountains. Its elevation extremes go for 621m at Lake Albert as the lowest and the highest point at Margherita Peak on Mount Rwenzori at 5,110m.

Population is estimated at 31,367,972 as per research carried out in July 2008 est. The country is made up of a number of ethnic groups the most used languages are Luganda and English, 66.8% of the population can read and write.

It got its independence on 09th October 1962 and its capital city is Kampala, it survives on $ 29.13 billion GDP with Agriculture has the highest income earner. It has its main Air terminal in Entebbe (Entebbe International Airport), and the National Army is Uganda’s People Defense Force.

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The general climate condition is good in Uganda all year round with dry and wet seasons, temperatures range between 22 and 270C during day and a little low at night. Light clothes and 1 or 2 jackets can be carried because even when it rains the weather is not that harsh and it rains for an average of one hour. However the western part of the country especially Kabale and Kisoro Districts are some how colder.