Land and Resources
The area of Uganda includes Lake George and Lake Kyoga; parts of Lake Victoria, Lake Edward, and Lake Albert; and the Nile River from its outlet at Lake Victoria to Nimule on the Sudan frontier. The land surface is remarkably diversified, with elevated plains, vast forests, low swamps, arid depressions, and snowcapped peaks, the highest of which is Margherita Peak (5109 m/16,762 ft) in the Ruwenzori Range in the southwest. Much of the south is forested, and most of the north is covered with savanna.
Plants and Animals
Uganda has a wide variety of plant life, from the mvuli tree and elephant grass of the Uganda plateau to the dry thorn scrub, acacia, and euphorbia of the southwest. The country also provides a habitat for many animals, some of which are protected in national parks. The chimpanzee inhabits the rain forests, and species of antelope (including the eland and hartebeest), and the elephant, rhinoceros, lion and leopard, are found in the grasslands. Population