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    Uganda Geography - 2004

    https://immigration-usa.com/wfb2004/uganda/uganda_geography.html
    SOURCE: 2004 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Location:
      Eastern Africa, west of Kenya

      Geographic coordinates:
      1 00 N, 32 00 E

      Map references:
      Africa

      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 - as described in UNCLOS 1982 (see Notes and Definitions):
      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


      NOTE: The information regarding Uganda on this page is re-published from the 2004 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Uganda Geography 2004 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Uganda Geography 2004 should be addressed to the CIA.

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