Uganda Geography 1997

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 (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m

Natural resources copper, cobalt, limestone, salt

Land use
arable land: 25%
permanent crops : 9%
permanent pastures: 9%
forests and woodland: 28%
other: 29% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land 90 sq km (1993 est.)

Natural hazards NA

Environment - current issues draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing;soil erosion; poaching is widespread

Environment - international agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, MarineLife Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified : Desertification, Environmental Modification

Geography - note landlocked

NOTE: The information regarding Uganda on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Uganda Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Uganda Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.