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Around 21 million people in Uganda, half of its population, are under 15 years of age.

Uganda

For other uses, see Uganda (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 1°N 32°E / 1°N 32°E

Uganda (Ugandan Languages: Yuganda ), officially the Republic of Uganda (Swahili: Jamhuri ya Uganda), is a landlocked country in East-Central 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 of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate.

Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large por… Continue Reading (41 minute read)

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