Uganda

Summary of Uganda located in Africa.   Back to All Countries List


Offical Flag of Uganda
FIPS Code :   UG
ISO Code :   UG
ISO 3 Code :   UGA
Numeric ISO :   800
Continent :   Africa
Area in (Sq KM) :   236040
DMS :   1° 22' 24.00" N, 32° 17' 24.99" E
Phone Code :   256
Currency :   Shilling (UGX)
In Native :   Uganda

Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate.

October 9 Uganda Independence Day: Marks Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962
 
Capital :   Kampala
Neighbour Countries :   Tanzania,   Kenya,   South Sudan,   Democratic Republic of the Congo,   Rwanda
Languages :   English,   Ganda,   Swahili (macrolanguage),   Arabic

Regions in Uganda

Central Region
Eastern Region
Northern Region
Western Region

Time zones in Uganda

Countries can have more than one time zone. Date time has been calculated using UTC.

Time Zone Id GMT Offset Current Date Time
Africa/Kampala 3 Friday, April 4, 2025 6:00:19 PM

Time Zone Name GMT Offset Current Date Time
E. Africa Standard Time 3 Friday, April 4, 2025 6:00:19 PM

Largest Cities and Populated Areas of Uganda