Outline of Uganda explained

See also: Index of Uganda-related articles.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uganda:

Uganda  - commonly referred to as the Pearl^[1] by Churchill is a land-locked sovereign country located in East Africa, bordered on the east by Kenya, the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania.^[2] The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, within which it shares borders with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda takes its name from the Buganda kingdom, which encompassed a portion of the south of the country including the capital Kampala.

General reference

• Pronunciation: or
• Common English country name: Uganda
• Official English country name: The Republic of Uganda
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Ugandan
• Demonym(s):
• International rankings of Uganda
• ISO country codes: UG, UGA, 800
• ISO region codes: See
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ug

Geography of Uganda

See also: Geography of Uganda.

• Uganda is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere, on the Equator
    • Africa
      • East Africa
  • Time zone: East Africa Time (UTC+03)
  • Extreme points of Uganda
    • High: Margherita Peak 51090NaN0
    • Low: Albert Nile 6210NaN0
  • Land boundaries: 2,698 km

933 km

765 km

435 km

396 km

169 km

• • Coastline: none
• Population of Uganda: 42,884,000 - 32nd most populous country
  • Area of Uganda: 236,040 km²
• Atlas of Uganda

Environment of Uganda

• Climate of Uganda
• Ecoregions in Uganda
• Protected areas of Uganda
  • National parks of Uganda
• Wildlife of Uganda
  • Fauna of Uganda
    • Birds of Uganda
    • Mammals of Uganda

Natural geographic features of Uganda

• Glaciers of Uganda (in the Rwenzori Mountains)
  • Glacial recession in the Rwenzori Mountains
• Lakes of Uganda
• Mountains of Uganda
  • Volcanoes in Uganda
• Rivers of Uganda
• World Heritage Sites in Uganda

Regions of Uganda

Regions of Uganda

Ecoregions of Uganda

List of ecoregions in Uganda

• Ecoregions in Uganda

Administrative divisions of Uganda

Administrative divisions of Uganda

• Districts of Uganda
  • Counties of Uganda
    • Sub-counties of Uganda

Districts of Uganda

Districts of UgandaUganda is divided into 80 districts across four administrative regions.

Counties of Uganda

Counties of UgandaThe districts of Uganda are divided into 146 counties, one city council, and thirteen municipalities.

Sub-counties of Uganda

See main article: Sub-counties of Uganda.

The counties of Uganda are divided into sub-counties, which are further divided into parishes and villages.

Demography of Uganda

Demographics of Uganda

Government and politics of Uganda

Politics of Uganda

• Form of government: presidential republic
• Capital of Uganda: Kampala
• Elections in Uganda
• Political parties in Uganda

Branches of the government of Uganda

Government of Uganda

Executive branch of the government of Uganda

• Head of state and head of government: President of Uganda, Yoweri Museveni
• Prime Minister of Uganda, Amama Mbabazi - assists the president in the supervision of the cabinet
• Cabinet of Uganda

Legislative branch of the government of Uganda

• National Assembly of Uganda (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Uganda

Judiciary of Uganda

• Supreme Court of Uganda

Foreign relations of Uganda

Foreign relations of Uganda

• Diplomatic missions in Uganda
• Diplomatic missions of Uganda

International organization membership

The Republic of Uganda is a member of:^[2]

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union/United Nations Hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
• African Union (AU)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
• Commonwealth of Nations
• East African Community (EAC)
• East African Development Bank (EADB)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT)
• United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
• United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Uganda

Law of Uganda

• Constitution of Uganda
• Human rights in Uganda
  • LGBT rights in Uganda
• Law enforcement in Uganda

Military of Uganda

Military of Uganda

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Uganda
• Forces
  • Army of Uganda
  • Navy of Uganda
  • Air Force of Uganda
• Military history of Uganda

Local government in Uganda

Uganda Local Governments Association

History of Uganda

History of Uganda by period

• • Early history Protectorate (1894 to 1962)
• 1962 to 1963
• 1963 to 1971
• Second Republic of Uganda (1971 to 1979)
• 1979 to 1986

History of Uganda by region

• History of Buganda

History of Uganda by topic

• Military history of Uganda
• Postage stamps and postal history of Uganda

Culture of Uganda

Culture of Uganda

• Cuisine of Uganda
• Languages of Uganda
• Media in Uganda
  • Newspapers of Uganda
    • 256News.com
    • East African Business Week
    • The Red Pepper
    • The Monitor
    • The New Vision
    • The Weekly Observer
    • Nile Chronicles
• Magazines in Uganda
  • • The Independent - Uganda
    • African Woman
    • PC Tech Magazine
• National symbols of Uganda
  • Coat of arms of Uganda
  • Flag of Uganda
  • National anthem of Uganda
• People of Uganda
• Prostitution in Uganda
• Public holidays in Uganda
• Religion in Uganda
  • Hinduism in Uganda
  • Islam in Uganda
  • Judaism in Uganda
• World Heritage Sites in Uganda

Art in Uganda

• Cinema of Uganda
• Music of Uganda

Sports in Uganda

Sports in Uganda

• Football in Uganda
• Uganda at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Uganda

Economy of Uganda

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 109th (one hundred and ninth)
• Agriculture in Uganda
• Banking in Uganda
• Communications in Uganda
  • Internet in Uganda
• Companies of Uganda
• Uganda Investment Authority
• Currency of Uganda

Shilling

• • ISO 4217

UGX

• Energy in Uganda
• Health care in Uganda
• Mining in Uganda
• Uganda Securities Exchange
• Tourism in Uganda
• Transport in Uganda
  • Airports in Uganda
  • Rail transport in Uganda
• Water supply and sanitation in Uganda

Education in Uganda

Education in Uganda

Health in Uganda

Health in Uganda

See also

Uganda

• Index of Uganda-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Uganda-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa

External links

• Uganda. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
  • News: Country profile: Uganda. 2008-04-15. BBC News. 2008-08-05.
• US State Department - Uganda includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
  • • Uganda Tourism Board

Notes and References

1. Book: Churchill. Winston Spencer. My African Journey. 1909. William Briggs. Toronto. 197. First. 30 March 2015.
2. Web site: July 3, 2009. Uganda. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 23, 2009.