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The capital is Kampala of this country of 27,269,482 people. Languages in use English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic. It's climate is tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast. The currency is the Ugandan shilling and the country has an area of 199,710 km2. It's phone prefix is +256 and the electricity has 240 volts.


CIA - The World Factbook: Uganda
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy,..
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ug.html

Uganda: An Elegant Adventure
Official site of the Uganda Tourist Board presents what to do and see, getting around,..
www.visituganda.com

Wikipedia - Uganda
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the history, government and politics, geography,..
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda

Lonely Planet - World Guide: Uganda
Comprehensive facts and advice for traveling along with background material on the..
www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/africa/uganda

US Library of Congress - Country Study: Uganda
Uganda : Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress.
rs6.loc.gov/frd/cs/ugtoc.html

University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Uganda
This website includes resources about the Abayudaya Jews of Uganda, .
www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Uganda.html

MyUganda
Portal provides newsfeeds and discussion forum.
www.myuganda.co.ug

The Monitor
Monitor Online: Truth Everyday, Uganda's Leading Online Resource.
www.monitor.co.ug

BBC News - Country Profile: Uganda
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with..
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1069166.stm

allAfrica.com - Uganda
allAfrica: African news and information for a global audience.
allafrica.com/uganda

The Republic of Uganda Parliament
Official site provides Hansard transcripts and a FAQ along with information about..
www.parliament.go.ug

Uganda
Uganda, twice the size of Pennsylvania, is in East Africa.
www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108066.html

Governments on the WWW: Uganda
Links to websites of governmental institutions and political parties in Uganda.
www.gksoft.com/govt/en/ug.html

MBendi - Uganda
An MBendi Profile: An MBendi Country Profile for Uganda including economic and travel..
www.mbendi.co.za/land/af/ug/p0005.htm

IRIN News - Uganda
The Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN) is a humanitarian news agency..
www.irinnews.org/frontpage.asp?SelectRegion=East_Africa&SelectCountry=Uganda

United States - Washington DC
With information on Uganda's flag, anthem, coat of arms, and on consular and visa..
www.ugandaembassy.com

uganda map and information page
a world atlas of facts flags and maps including every continent, country, dependency,..
worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/africa/ug.htm

Human Rights Watch: Africa : Uganda <!-- uganda -->
A Human Rights Watch report of February 14, In Hope and Fear: Uganda's .
hrw.org/africa/uganda.php

Uganda (03/06)
Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy,..
www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2963.htm

Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: Uganda
Uganda on the Internet.
library.stanford.edu/africa/uganda.html

US State Department - Uganda Consular Information Sheet
Information for US Citizens Travelling abroad.
travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1051.html

Ethnologue - Languages of Uganda
Information about the living languages of the African country including language map,..
www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Uganda

World Health Organization (WHO) - Uganda
UN health agency provides news, information and statistics on the country's public..
www.who.int/countries/uga/en

Uganda Bureau of Statistics
Economic and trade data, as well as demographics.
www.ubos.org

Uganda - Bank of Uganda
Staff papers, annual reports, occasional reports on the state of the economy, and..
www.bou.or.ug

Uganda in the Yahoo! Directory
Yahoo!
dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Uganda

HRW WORLD ATLAS - Uganda
Country (long form), Republic of Uganda.
go.hrw.com/atlas/norm_htm/uganda.htm

World Bank Group in Uganda
Provides country brief and profile, Millennium Development Goals and Regional Integration..
www.worldbank.org/ug

The Republic of Uganda Statehouse
The Official Statehouse Website, Republic of Uganda.
www.statehouse.go.ug

Enter Uganda
Leading online guide on information about doing business, travel advice, health tips,..
www.enteruganda.com