UGANDA - Africa
It is located in east-central Africa, situated north and northwest of Lake
Victoria, Winston Churchill once called it as ‘the pearl of Africa’. Uganda lies
where the East African savannah meets the West African jungle. The greater part
of Uganda consists of a plateau about 4,000 ft in height.
Uganda enjoys one of the best climates in the world. It is sunny and green all year around with two distinct rainy seasons stretching from March to May and September to November. Uganda lies astride the equator and bordered by Kenya in the east, Tanzania and Rwanda in the south, Democratic Republic of Congo in the west and Sudan in the North. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, within which it shares borders with Kenya and Tanzania.
Uganda Tourist Board
PO Box 7211, 13-15 Kimathi Avenue, Impala House, Kampala, Uganda
Website: www.visituganda.com
High Commission for the Republic of Uganda in the UK
Uganda House, 58-59 Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DX, UK
Website: www.ugandahighcommission.co.uk
Embassy of the Republic of Uganda in the USA
5911 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011, USA
Website: www.ugandaembassy.com
Time
GMT + 3.
Language
English , Luganda and Swahili
Religion
60% Christian, 32% animist and 5% Muslim.
Electricity
240 volts AC, 50Hz.
Currency
Uganda Shilling
