Capital city: Kampala

Region: Africa

Area: 236 040 km²

Population: 24 699 073

Main cities: Jinja, Masaka, Mbale, Mbarara, Entebbe, Tororo, Gulu, Fort Portal

Currency: Ugandan shilling

Dial code: 256

Internet code: UG

Information: Uganda is located in eastern Africa. It is part of the area known as the African Great Lakes. It is bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan and Tanzania. Southern part of the country includes a large part of the Lake Victoria. The name of Uganda comes from the former kingdom of Buganda, which covered the more southern regions, including the capital Kampala.