LOCATION: Uganda is situated in East Africa and lies astride the equator. The Country shares borders with: the Sudan (435 km) in the North, the Democratic Republic of Congo (765 km) to the West, Rwanda (169 km) in the South West, Tanzania (396 km) to the South and Kenya (933 km) in the East.

Uganda is a landlocked country with no coastline, and access to the sea is through Kenya and Tanzania.

Geographic coordinates: 1 00 N, 32 00 E

Map references: Africa

Total area: 236,040 sq km

Land area: 199,710 sq km

Comparative area: as big as Britain

Climate: Tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semi-arid in northeast

Terrain: Mostly plateau with rim of mountains East and West.

Lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m

Highest point: Margherita (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m