Uganda
Republic of Uganda
- Capital
- Kampala
- Region
- East Africa
Country overview
Uganda is a landlocked East African country in the African Great Lakes region. Part of Lake Victoria lies within its territory, and the country forms part of the Nile basin.
National flagUGA
Quick facts
Know the essentials
A compact view of the details worth learning first.
- Capital
- Kampala
- Currency
- Ugandan shilling
- Region
- East Africa
- Calling code
- +256
UGX
Language guide
Languages in Uganda
These are the languages listed in the public country guide. The list does not assign a legal status.
- English
- Swahili
- Luganda
Remember this
Three essential facts
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- 01Learn
Kampala is the capital.
- 02Learn
Uganda is landlocked.
- 03Learn
Part of Lake Victoria lies within Uganda.
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Sources and verification
This page uses the fields available in AfriVista's published public country catalog. The current public record does not include source citations or a last-verified date, so none are inferred or displayed here.