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Uganda Geography 1996

Location:

Eastern Africa, west of Kenya

Map references:

Africa

Area:

total area:

236,040 sq km

land area:

199,710 sq km

comparative area:

slightly smaller than Oregon

Land boundaries:

total 2,698 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km, Zaire 765 km

Coastline:

0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims:

none; landlocked

International disputes:

none

Climate:

tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast

Terrain:

mostly plateau with rim of mountains

Natural resources:

copper, cobalt, limestone, salt

Land use:

arable land:

23%

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

25%

forest and woodland:

30%

other:

13%

Irrigated land:

90 sq km (1989 est.)

Environment:

current issues:

draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching is widespread

natural hazards:

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Environmental Modification

Note:

landlocked

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