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Government of Uganda. Official Government Web
site. "Uganda is located in the heart of Sub-Saharan
Africa and lies astride the Equator. The total area of the
country is about 241,000 square kilometres of which about
44,000 are covered by fresh water bodes. Uganda is a
country strategically positioned within East and Central
Africa, a region that includes some of Africa’s most
economically important and resource rich countries with a
substantial market and great future potential.
The country is land-locked and borders the Sudan to the
north, the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, Kenya
to the east, and Tanzania and Rwanda to the south.
For the visitor, Uganda offers exceptional diversity
combining some of the best features that Africa has to
offer. The country lies at the overlap between the
tropical East African Savannah and the West African
rain-forest zones. It is a country blessed with
contrasting physical features ranging from extensive
plains with undulating hills to snow-capped mountains,
waterfalls, meandering rivers and spectacular flora and
fauna. Seven of Africa’s plant kingdoms are represented in
Uganda, which is more than any other country on the
continent. In addition, Uganda ranks among the top ten in
the world in terms of the diversity of its mammal groups.
For example, by comparison with the UK, Uganda supports
five times more bird species, six times as many mammals,
ten times as many reptiles and amphibians and three times
the number of plant species.
Uganda is also source of the Great River Nile and Africa’s
largest fresh water lake, the Lake Victoria. Such is
Uganda’s potential in Africa that the former British
Premier, Sir Winston Churchill after his many journeys
across the length and width of the African continent,
concluded that the country (Uganda) was indeed the Pearl
of Africa. His verdict did not only describe the wealth of
Uganda’s resources, but also the peaceful environment and
social system in which the people of Uganda lived. Uganda
welcomes you."
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Visit Uganda. "From the moment you land at
Entebbe’s modern and efficient international airport, with
its breathtaking equatorial location on the forested shore
of island-strewn Lake Victoria, it is clear that Uganda is
no ordinary safari destination. Dominated by an expansive
golf course leading down to the lakeshore, and a
century-old botanical garden alive with the chatter of
acrobatic monkeys and colourful tropical birds, Entebbe
itself is the least obviously urban of all comparably
sized African towns. Then, just 40km distant, sprawled
across seven hills, there is the capital Kampala. The
bright modern feel of this bustling, cosmopolitan city
reflects the ongoing economic growth and political
stability that has characterised Uganda since 1986, and is
complemented by the sloping spaciousness and runaway
greenery of its garden setting."
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