Geography Of Uganda

Location	Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
Geographic coordinates	1 00 N, 32 00 E
Map references	africa
Area	total: 236,040 sq km water: 36,330 sq km land: 199,710 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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This information was reproduced in part from the CIA World Fact book.

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Geography Of Uganda