Uganda, Africa

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Uganda is a country on the Sub-Saharan Africa located in the Eastern Africa sub‑region of the Africa continent.

Easy learning about Uganda
Uganda is located in	Sub-Saharan Africa Eastern Africa Africa Continent
Uganda has a population of	48,656,601 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Uganda are called Ukrainians
The country’s total area is	236,040 Km² ( 146,668 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	126
Global Peace Index Score	3
Human Development Index (HDI)	Uganda HDI ranks in position nº 159 worldwide Medium Human Development HDI of 0.550 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Uganda’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 70 countries Uganda passport ranks in position nº 69 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Uganda GDP per capita is	$1,338 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Uganda ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Uganda EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Moderate proficiency in English has a score of 535 ranks 40th worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	1° 00' N, 32° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Uganda Capital city	Kampala
Neighbouring countries	Tanzania, Kenya, South Sudan, Congo Democratic Republic, Rwanda.
Uganda Climate	tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
Most predominant religion	Protestant (Anglican, Pentecostal/Born Again/Evangelical, Seventh Day Adventist, Baptist),
Second most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Currency name & code	Shilling (UGX)
Internet ccTLD	.ug
Uganda calling code	+256

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