Overview

Uganda is a small landlocked country found in East Africa. A good part of the country is covered by Lake Victoria and other water bodies like the river Nile. Its capital is Kampala but there are 5 newly established cities. Uganda is a country truly “gifted by nature”. It is strategically located at a point where the tropical rain forests of West Africa meet the East African Savannah grassland hence allowing the country have the best of both worlds. Uganda has 10 national parks, 12 wildlife reserves and 13 wildlife sanctuaries. In these protected areas, there are unique plants and creatures, some of which are endemic to the country. Uganda has all of the big five (lions, buffaloes, rhinos, elephants and leopards) mammals, mountain gorillas, chimpanzees, other small primates and over 1060 bird species. Uganda also has common wild mammals like zebras, hyenas, giraffes and several species of antelopes. Apart from living things, Uganda has a variety of natural physical features like streams, valleys, gorges, mountains, hills, rivers, fresh water lakes, crater lakes and calderas. Uganda is the source of the great river Nile and has the highest population of mountain gorillas in the world.