Uganda

Location	East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Geographic coordinates	1 00 N, 32 00 E
Map references	Africa
Area	total: 241,038 sq km land: 197,100 sq km water: 43,938 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, South 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, gold
Land use	arable land: 21.57% permanent crops: 8.92% other: 69.51% (2005)
Irrigated land	90 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources	66 cu km (1970)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)	total: 0.3 cu km/yr (43%/17%/40%) per capita: 10 cu m/yr (2002)
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