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    Uganda Geography 1995
    https://theodora.com/wfb/1995/uganda/uganda_geography.html
    SOURCE: 1995 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

      Location: Eastern Africa, between Kenya and Zaire

      Map references: Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World

      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: 9%
      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
      natural hazards: NA
      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

      NOTE: The information regarding Uganda on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Uganda Geography 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Uganda Geography 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.

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