Land area

197,000 sq km

Population

33.8m (2010, IMF mid-year estimate)

Main towns

Population in '000 (2010 estimates, World Gazetteer)

Kampala (capital): 1,514 Kasese: 93

Gulu: 216 Mbarara: 92

Lira: 182 Kitgum: 87

Jinja: 97 Mbale: 81

Climate

Tropical

Weather in Kampala (altitude 1,312 metres)

Hottest month, January, 18-28°C (average daily minimum and maximum); coldest month, July, 17-25°C; driest month, July, 46 mm average rainfall; wettest month, April, 175 mm average rainfall

Languages

English, Swahili, Luganda and other local languages

Measures

Metric system

Currency

Uganda shilling (USh)

Time

3 hours ahead of GMT

Fiscal year

July 1st-June 30th

Public holidays

January 1st; January 26th (National Resistance Movement Victory Day); March 8th (Women's Day); Good Friday; Easter Monday; Id al-Fitr; May 1st (Labour Day); June 3rd (Martyrs' Day); June 9th (Heroes' Day); Id Adhuda; October 9th (Independence Day); December 25th; December 26th