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Geography Categories
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UgandaGeography
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Location: |
Eastern Africa, west of Kenya | |
Geographic coordinates: |
1 00 N, 32 00 E | |
Map references: |
Africa | |
Area: |
total: 236,040 sq km
land: 199,710 sq km
water: 36,330 sq km | |
Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Oregon | |
Land boundaries: |
total: 2,698 km
border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km | |
Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) | |
Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) | |
Climate: |
tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast | |
Terrain: |
mostly plateau with rim of mountains | |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m
highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m | |
Natural resources: |
copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land | |
Land use: |
arable land: 25.88%
permanent crops: 10.65%
other: 63.47% (2001) | |
Irrigated land: |
90 sq km (1998 est.) | |
Natural hazards: |
NA | |
Environment - current issues: |
draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; poaching is widespread | |
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 | |
Geography - note: |
landlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers
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More about Uganda:
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Government
Economy
Communications
Transportation
Military
Transnational Issues
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World Factbook INDEX:
List of Terms: Terms beginning with "A", Page 1 |
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1 2 3 4 5 6 A: Page 1 of 6.
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