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A country locked in, Uganda was once a part of the British Colony. The country is famous for being a safari paradise and is also often termed as "Africa's friendliest country".
The country of Uganda is located in the eastern region of the continent of Africa Eastern Africa. It is landlocked being surrounded by other African nations on all sides. To its west is Kenya, to its south Tanzania and Rwanda, to its east Congo and to its north Sudan.
Physical Map of Uganda :
The landscape of Uganda is mostly raised land; occurring in the forms of plateaus and mountains. There are plenty of water bodies, the biggest being the Lake Victoria in the south east. The river Nile too flows through the country dunking into the two lakes, Lake Albert and Lake Victoria, which fall in its path. The snow-capped Mountains of Rwenzori fall to the west of the country, while to the south of the same border are the volcanoes and lava plains of Mufumbiro. Forests in Uganda are solely of the rainforest kind.
The flag of Uganda is rectangular in shape and is dominated by colors that are commonly known as pro-African. The colors in the flag are red, black and yellow. These three colors appear in six horizontal stripes of equal size in the sequence of black-yellow-red (top to bottom). At the centre of the flag is a white disk housing Uganda's national bird - a red-crest crane - which faces the left.
Climate of Uganda :
To sum it up, the climate of Uganda is primarily tropical. The country experiences two major dry spells through the year which fall in the months of December to January and June to August. Otherwise, Uganda has enough rain to sustain it. Altitude, though, makes a difference to the climatic conditions, with the northeastern regions being slightly dry. The summer months last from December to February. Monsoons come twice a year, occurring once between April and May and again between October and November.
Flora and Fauna of Uganda :
The animal and plant life in Uganda is a diverse lot. The flora of Uganda is divided mainly between dense forests of Mvuli trees and expanses of tall elephant grass. Fauna in Uganda comprises of animals, birds, insects and also fishes. The inventory of animal fauna is almost endless; however, the chief of them are the gorillas, chimpanzees and the black rhinoceros. Some of the other animals that form a part of that list are leopards, elephants, lions, crocodiles, hippopotamuses, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras, various species of antelopes, gazelles and topis. The Uganda kob is a specialty of the country. Birds are equally plenty. A few of the names of the birds available are marabou storks, kingfishers, hornbills, bee-eaters, herons, fish eagles, hoopoes, ibis, lily-trotter and kites.
People of Uganda
The country of Uganda is an exemplary instance of unity in diversity. Once united with the intension that their differences will only breed discontent and discord, the people of Uganda shocked the schemers that they were capable of transcending such petty limitations. A brief list of the tribes and ethnicities that make up Uganda are the Baganda, the Ankole, the Basoga, the Rwanda, the Acholi, the Lugbara, the Bunyoro, the Bagwere, the Karamojong and the Rundi. Among the non-Africans that make up the population are Europeans, Asians and Arabs.
Arts, Culture and Music of Uganda :
Art: hand-made paper products like Cards , photo frames, photo albums and batik works are two of the most famous of the art forms in Uganda.
Culture: The Ugandan culture is an example in diversity as it is influenced by the distinct cultures of several tribes and ethnic races. There are the Bantu, Baganda, Lango, Acholi, Iteso, Karamojong and also Pygmies who go about to make the rich cultural heritage of Uganda.
Music: given that the country of Uganda comprises of several ethnic groups, it is only obvious that each of them should have a different and distinct form of music from the other clans. However, one thing that most of them have in common is the fact that music is viewed as a cultural heritage and so is passed down in hierarchy.
Most of the songs narrate fables and folklore. One of Uganda's very famous lyricists is Okot p'Bitek. Some of the commonly used instruments that accompany the songs are the Ennanga, Ndigindi, Amadinda, Entongoli, and Lukeme.
Economy of Uganda :
One of the primary revenue earners of Uganda is its agricultural produce. Tea, cotton, coffee and tobacco are the chief agricultural exports. The mining and tourism industry cut a close second while raking in the revenues. Mining of copper, limestone, cobalt and salt is wide spread. Uganda does not stop at that. It goes further into the industry of manufacturing steel, processing sugar, packaging and processing food, brewing, textiles and also cement. No wonder that is has the fastest growing economy in the continent.
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