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Africa — Eastern Africa
UN Member
Independent
Landlocked
Drives left
🇺🇬 Uganda
Republic of Uganda
45.9M
Population
World #35
241,550 km²
Land Area
World #82
$64.3 billion
GDP (USD)
World #88
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Did You Know?
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Uganda is the world's #35 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #82 globally by land area — covering about 0.16% of Earth's total landmass.
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It shares land borders with 5 countries — click any neighbour below to explore them.
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It is a landlocked country — no coastline touches any ocean.
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2 languages are officially recognised here.
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Its economy ranks #88 worldwide with a GDP of $64.3 billion USD.
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Population density is 190 people per km² — world rank #75.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Kampala
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Phone Code
+256
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Internet TLD
.ug
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Nationality
Ugandan
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
UG / UGA / 800
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Coordinates
1.00°, 32.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$64.3 billion USD
World rank #88 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$1,400
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
190 /km²
World density rank #75
Sh
Ugandan shilling
UGX • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
45,905,417
World rank #35 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
2
English • Swahili
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Demonym
Ugandan
What its people are called
🗣️ English
🗣️ Swahili
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
241,550 km²
0.16% of Earth's landmass • World #82
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Land Borders
5 countries
⛰️ Landlocked — no coastline
Timezones (1)
UTC+03:00
Africa/Kampala
EAT — East Africa Time
“Uganda” Around the World
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أوغندا
جمهورية أوغندا
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Ouganda
Republik Ouganda
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Uganda
Ugandská republika
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Uganda
Republik Uganda
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Uganda
Uganda Vabariik
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Uganda
Ugandan tasavalta
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Ouganda
République de l'Ouganda
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Uganda
Republika Uganda
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Uganda
Ugandai Köztársaság
ita
Uganda
Repubblica di Uganda
jpn
ウガンダ
ウガンダ共和国
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우간다
우간다 공화국
nld
Oeganda
Republiek Uganda
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اوگاندا
جمهوری اوگاندا
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Uganda
Republika Ugandy
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Uganda
República do Uganda
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Уганда
Республика Уганда
slk
Uganda
Ugandská republika
spa
Uganda
República de Uganda
srp
Uganda
Republika Uganda
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Uganda
Republiken Uganda
tur
Uganda
Uganda Cumhuriyeti
urd
یوگنڈا
جمہوریہ یوگنڈا
zho
乌干达
乌干达共和国
Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
UG
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ISO Alpha-3
UGA
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
800
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Status
officially-assigned
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WikiData ID
Q1036
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Also Spelled As
UG • Republic of Uganda • Jamhuri ya Uganda
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