Uganda is located between latitude 4012N and longitude 29034E350E. It lies astride the equator, which sub divides the country into two hemispheres i.e. 2/3 lies in the Northern hemisphere and 1/3 in the southern hemisphere.

Uganda has an area of 241,550.7 square kilometers (sqkm), of which 41743.2sqkm is open water and swamps while 199,807.4sqkm is land.

Uganda’s climate is largely tropical with two rainy seasons per year, March to May and September to December. The northern region, which forms one quarter of the country lies outside the tropical belt, and hence experiences only one rainy season, March to October.

Uganda is a diverse and beautiful place, hence its nickname the Pearl of Africa. It has magnificently high mountains (some of the highest in Africa), spectacular waterfalls, gorgeous forests, vast lakes (like Lake Victoria), expansive plains, and mighty rivers (including the Nile!).