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Uganda

أوغندا

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Uganda
Name in Arabic
أوغندا
Capital
Kampala
Region
Africa
Subregion
East Africa
Official languages
English, Swahili
Currency
Ugandan Shilling · Sh · UGX
Area
241,550 km²
Coastline
None (landlocked)

Neighbours

About Uganda

Uganda is a country in East Africa, one of the 54 countries of Africa on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Uganda. In Arabic, the name is written أوغندا, and the capital كمبالا. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Uganda is Kampala. Kampala lies at about 0° north and 33° east. Uganda has 2 official languages: English and Swahili. Its currency is the Ugandan Shilling, with the symbol ⁨Sh⁩ and the international code UGX.

Uganda covers about 241,550 square kilometres, which puts it 79th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It is landlocked, with no coastline, and has 5 neighbours: the DR Congo, Tanzania, South Sudan, Kenya, and Rwanda. The largest of these neighbours by area is the DR Congo. Other countries in East Africa include Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Zambia. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Africa quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Uganda with the other countries of the same region.

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