| Africa > Eastern Africa > Uganda | |
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| Official Name Republic of Uganda | |
| Motto For God and My Country | |
| Region Africa | |
| Sub-Region Eastern Africa | |
| Capital Kampala | |
| Currency Ugandan Shilling (UGX) | |
| Independence Day 9 Oct 1962: Independence from the United Kingdom in 1962. | |
| Liberation Day 26 Jan 1986: End of Tito Okello\'s regime and the capture of power by the Museveni regime | |
| Population 35,357,000 | |
| Nationality Ugandan | |
| Area 241,550 km2 | |
| Neighbor Countries DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania | |
| Time Zone EAT (UTC+3) | |
| Geo Location Latitude 1.00, Longitude 32.00 | |
| Dialing Code +256 | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 2 code UG | |
| ISO 9166 alpha 3 code UGA | |
| ISO 9166 numeric 3 code 800 | |
| Code for International Olympic Committee UGA | |
| Country Domain (ccTLD) .ug | |