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Uganda > Geography (Facts)
| Uganda - Geography (Facts) |
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| 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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