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Introduction - Uganda: | Location - Uganda: | Location | Eastern Africa, west of Kenya | | Geographic coordinates | 1 00 N, 32 00 E | | Map references | Africa | | Area | total: 236,040 sq km
land: 199,710 sq km
water: 36,330 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: 21.57%
permanent crops: 8.92%
other: 69.51% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 90 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | NA | | Environment current issues | draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; widespread poaching | | 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 page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |