Uganda
Republic of Uganda
Uganda sits in Eastern Africa and uses UGX - Ugandan shilling (Sh). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Kampala
Population
45.9M
Area
241.6K km2
Population
45.9M
45,905,417 people
Area
241.6K km2
241,550 square kilometers
Density
190/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Kampala
0.32, 32.55
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Uganda, officially listed here as Republic of Uganda, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Uganda, UG, UGA, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Uganda is grouped under Africa, more specifically Eastern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 45,905,417 people and a land area of 241,550 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 190 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 1, 32, while the capital coordinate reference is 0.32, 32.55. Uganda shares listed land borders with COD, KEN, RWA, SSD, TZA, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Kampala (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Kampala, Nansana, Masaka, Jinja and Kasangati. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Uganda, capital of Uganda, and major urban areas in Uganda. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary presidential republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Uganda uses calling code +256, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Feb 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jul 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists UGX - Ugandan shilling (Sh), while language records include English and Swahili. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as EAU. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 42.7 for 2019.
How to use this profile
This Uganda profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
UG / UGA
Top-level domains
.ug
Continents
Africa
Border countries
COD, KEN, RWA, SSD, TZA
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
EAU
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Uganda is represented by the UG country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Kampala
Kampala
1,680,600
primary
#2
Nansana
Wakiso
692,478
City
#3
Masaka
Masaka
294,166
admin
#4
Jinja
Jinja
279,184
admin
#5
Kasangati
Wakiso
277,685
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary presidential republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Feb 1
Government fiscal year
Jul 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+256
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Languages
English, Swahili
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
42.7
2019