Outline of Uganda

The Flag of Uganda

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The Coat of arms of Uganda

The location of Uganda

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Uganda

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uganda:

Uganda –commonly referred to as the Pearl^[1] by Churchill is a land-locked sovereign country located in East Africa, bordered on the east by Kenya, the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania.^[2] The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, within which it shares borders with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda takes its name from the Buganda kingdom, which encompassed a portion of the south of the country including the capital Kampala.

General reference

File:Uganda large map.jpg

An enlargeable relief map of Uganda

Pronunciation: /juːˈɡændə/ or /juːˈɡɑːndə/
Common English country name: Uganda
Official English country name: The Republic of Uganda
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Ugandan
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Uganda
International rankings of Uganda
ISO country codes: UG, UGA, 800
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:UG
Internet country code top-level domain: .ug

Geography of Uganda

An enlargeable topographic map of Uganda

Uganda is: a landlocked country
Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
  - Africa
    - East Africa
- Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Uganda
  - High: Margherita Peak 5,109 m (16,762 ft)
  - Low: Albert Nile 621 m (2,037 ft)
- Land boundaries: 2,698 km

Kenya 933 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km

South Sudan 435 km

Tanzania 396 km

Rwanda 169 km

- Coastline: none
Population of Uganda: 30,884,000 - 38th most populous country
Area of Uganda: 236,040 km²
Atlas of Uganda

Environment of Uganda

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An enlargeable satellite image of Uganda

Natural geographic features of Uganda

Regions of Uganda

Ecoregions of Uganda

Administrative divisions of Uganda

Districts of Uganda
- Counties of Uganda
  - Sub-counties of Uganda

Districts of Uganda

Uganda is divided into 80 districts across four administrative regions.

Counties of Uganda

The districts of Uganda are divided into 146 counties, one city council, and thirteen municipalities.

Sub-counties of Uganda

The counties of Uganda are divided into sub-counties, which are further divided into parishes and villages.

Demography of Uganda

Government and politics of Uganda

Main article: Government of Uganda and Politics of Uganda

Form of government: presidential republic
Capital of Uganda: Kampala

Branches of the government of Uganda

Executive branch of the government of Uganda

Head of state and head of government: President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni
Prime Minister of Uganda, Amama Mbabazi - assists the president in the supervision of the cabinet
Cabinet of Uganda

Legislative branch of the government of Uganda

National Assembly of Uganda (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Uganda

Supreme Court of Uganda
Courts of appeal of Uganda - judges are appointed by the president and approved by the legislature
High courts of Uganda - judges are appointed by the president
Magistrate's courts of Uganda

Foreign relations of Uganda

International organization membership

The Republic of Uganda is a member of:^[2]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
African Union (AU)
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Commonwealth of Nations
East African Community (EAC)
East African Development Bank (EADB)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Uganda

Military of Uganda

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Uganda
Forces
Military history of Uganda
Military ranks of Uganda

Local government in Uganda

History of Uganda

Main article: History of Uganda, Timeline of the history of Uganda, and Current events of Uganda

Military history of Uganda

Culture of Uganda

Art in Uganda

Sports in Uganda

Economy and infrastructure of Uganda

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 109th (one hundred and ninth)

Education in Uganda

Health in Uganda

References

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External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Uganda

Uganda entry at The World Factbook
Outline of Uganda at DMOZ
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US State Department - Uganda includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
Uganda travel guide from Wikivoyage
Wikimedia Atlas of Uganda
Uganda Tourism Board

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v t e Countries and territories of Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) 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 South Sudan Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
Territories and dependencies	Îles Éparses / Mayotte / Réunion France Pantelleria / Pelagie Islands Italy Madeira Portugal Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía Spain Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha UK Socotra Yemen Western Sahara¹
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
¹ Unclear sovereignty.