AFRICA
🇺🇬 Uganda
Level 3 — Reconsider Travel
Advisory Level
Level 3
Health Alerts
0
Last Updated
Dec 8, 2025
About Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied equatorial climate. As of 2024, it had a population of 45.9 million, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital and largest city, Kampala.
Source: WikipediaAt a Glance
Capital
Kampala
Population
45.9 million
Area
241,550 km²
Language
English
Currency
Ugandan shilling
GDP/Capita
$1,078
Travel Advisory
Level 3
Reconsider Travel
Reconsider travel due to serious risks. U.S. citizens should avoid travel to certain areas.
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- Ugandan shilling (UGX)
- GDP
- $53.9B
- GDP per Capita
- $1,078
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 68.3 years
Geography & Practical Details
- Region
- Africa
- Capital
- Kampala
- Area
- 241,550 km²
- Population
- 45,905,417
- Timezone
- UTC+03:00
- Languages
- English, Swahili
- Calling Code
- +256
- Drives On
- Left
- ISO Code
- UG