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    Introduction


    Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. During the 1990s, the government promulgated non-party presidential and legislative elections.


    Location


    Eastern Africa, west of Kenya


    Geographic coordinates


    1 00 N, 32 00 E


    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: 25.34% permanent crops: 8.77% other: 65.89% (1998 est.)


    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


    Population


    26,404,543 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Kampala


    Phone Code


    +256


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