Area 241,038 sq km (93,065 sq mi)
Poplation 25,633,000
Capital city Kampala (774,000)
Government Republic in transition
Ethnicity Groups: Baganda 17%, Ankole 8%, Basogo 8%, Iteso 8%, Bakisa 7%, Langi 6%, Rwanda 6%, Bagisu 5%, Acholi 4%, Lugbara 4% and others
Language English and Swahili (both official), Ganda
Religions Roma Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, traditional beliefs 18%, Islam 16%
Currency Ugandan shilling = 100 cents

The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country on the East African plateau.

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