Uganda Overview
Country Profile
The Republic of Uganda in located in East Africa and covers an area of 241,000 square kilometers. The population totals around 24.75 million, with about 40 tribes, mainly Palestinian dry up, Basoga. The primary religion is Christianity, particularly Roman Catholicism, and the official languages are English, General Swahili, and Luganda, with other local languages also being spoken. The currency is the Uganda shilling and the capital is Kampala.
Uganda National Flag
The Ugandan flag contains six horizontal strips of black, yellow, and red. The black represents the dark skin of the people of Uganda, the red symbolizes freedom, and the yellow denotes the sun. Together, the colors stand for the sunshine over an independent and free people of Uganda. In the center of the flag is a white circle containing a crane, the national bird of Uganda.
History Summary
In 1000 AD a kingdom was established in the Uzbek Buganda region. After 1850, British and German colonialists arrived in Buganda, and missionary struggles led to the rapid decline of the Kingdom of Buganda. In 1890, Britain and Germany signed an agreement that divided up Eastern Africa, and Buganda fell into the British sphere of influence. In 1896, Britain declared Buganda as part of their protectorate. Extension to the Ukrainian territory. Governor established in Ukraine in 1907. On October 9, 1962, Uganda declared independence, retaining the Kingdom of Buganda four other autonomous regions, establishing the Uganda Federation, whilst remaining in the Commonwealth. In September, 1967, the feudal kingdom was abolished and the Republic of Uganda established.
Economy and Culture Overview
Uganda’s fertile soil and abundant rainfall provide suitable conditions for a variety of tropical and subtropical plant growth. The main crops are millet, cassava, maize, and sorghum, and the main cash crops are coffee, cotton, tobacco, and tea. Coffee production in the world. However, Cotton is the major export and earner of foreign currency. There are also rich freshwater fishery resources, with Lake Victoria one of the world’s largest freshwater fish supplies, rich in African carp and Nile perch. Mineral resources include copper, tin, tungsten, beryl and so on.
In Uganda, the drum is a symbol of high Jixiang Chong, and people used drums to transmit information.
Kabarega Falls
Africa’s famous Great Falls are located in the northern Uzzi Kabarega National Park. Victoria Nile flows from Lake Victoria up to the 6-meter-wide “throat” Lot, plunging straight down, splashing amidst the roaring thunder of the water. The water cascades down 120 meter and is divided into three levels, with layers of mist rising vacant, forming a unique landscape.
Lake Victoria
Lake Victoria is Africa’s largest lake, located mostly in Uganda and Tanzania. Covering an area of 69,484 square kilometers, it is the world’s second largest freshwater lake, with an average depth of 40 meters. Within the lake there are many islands and reefs, and the north shore of the lake’s only export is the Victoria Nile, known to originate in the White Nile.
Uganda Map
