Uganda
Kenya's western neighbor
Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa, bordered by Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Sudan.
Once a British protectorate, it gained independence in 1962.
The country is known for Lake Victoria, the source of the Nile, and a troubled political history including Idi Amin's brutal regime in the 1970s.
Continental region by Indian Ocean
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- Lake VictoriaEast African inland sea
- Nile RiverAfrica's longest watercourse
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
Great Rift Valley · equatorial · tropical · highlands · plateaus · wetlands
Freedom from external control
- 1962Four-digit date
- Idi AminUgandan military dictator
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- colonialOf occupied territories
Large apes of high-altitude African forests
- chimpanzeesIntelligent African great apes
- shoebill storkLarge African swamp bird
- hippopotamusLarge semi-aquatic African mammal
- Nile crocodileLarge African freshwater reptile
African buffalo · tilapia · cichlids · safari · tracking · national parks · conservation · ecotourism
Brewed bean beverage
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- cassavaStarchy tropical root vegetable
- sugarcaneSucrose-yielding tropical grass
fishing · agriculture · subsistence farming · mobile money · remittances · oil reserves · hydropower · exports
African language family
- kingdomsMonarch-ruled territories
- clan systemAncestry-based social organization
- simsimSesame, in Swahili
Wealth used for investment
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- seven hillsSeven elevated landforms together
- nightlifeEvening entertainment culture
East Africa
Continental region by Indian Ocean
- landlockedHaving no sea access
- Lake VictoriaEast African inland sea
- Nile RiverAfrica's longest watercourse
savanna · Great Rift Valley · equatorial · tropical · highlands · plateaus · wetlands
independence
Freedom from external control
- 1962Four-digit date
- Idi AminUgandan military dictator
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
mountain gorillas
Large apes of high-altitude African forests
- chimpanzeesIntelligent African great apes
- shoebill storkLarge African swamp bird
- hippopotamusLarge semi-aquatic African mammal
Nile crocodile · African buffalo · tilapia · cichlids · safari · tracking · national parks · conservation · ecotourism · birdwatching
coffee
Brewed bean beverage
sugarcane · fishing · agriculture · subsistence farming · mobile money · remittances · oil reserves · hydropower · exports
Bantu
African language family
- kingdomsMonarch-ruled territories
- clan systemAncestry-based social organization
- simsimSesame, in Swahili
capital
Wealth used for investment
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- seven hillsSeven elevated landforms together
- nightlifeEvening entertainment culture
- countriesChina, Brazil, France, Germany, India
- African GeographySouth Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana
- British EmpireIndia, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong
- African PlacesCairo, Cape Town, Kilimanjaro, Kruger, Marrakech
- African politicsNigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Pan-Africanism, Mali
- colonial AfricaBelgian Congo, Ghana, Gold Coast, Freetown, Lagos
UgandaIndonesia
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East African country, capital Nairobi
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