02/08/2025
Amazing Facts About Uganda 🇺🇬 You Didn't Know!
1. Uganda 🇺🇬 is a country in East-Central Africa. It borders DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Tanzania.
2. The name Uganda 🇺🇬 comes from the Kingdom of Buganda and was adopted by the British as the name for their East African colony
3. Uganda 🇺🇬 is a landlocked country. Landlocked countries are enclosed by land with no access to the open sea.
4. Uganda 🇺🇬 is home to a startling array of natural wonders including Africa’s tallest mountain range, the source of the Nile, the world’s longest river and Africa’s largest lake.
5. As such, Uganda 🇺🇬 is known as the “pearl of Africa” after British Prime Minister Winston Churchill coined the phrase in reference to the country’s rich landscapes.
6. The largest lake in Africa is part-located in Uganda. Lake Victoria, also called Victoria Nyanza, has an area of 69,484 sq km (26,828 sq mi). It is also the world’s second-largest freshwater lake after Lake Superior in North America.
7. Uganda is home to the UNESCO-listed Rwenzori Mountains National Park. The Rwenzori Mountains is the tallest mountain range in Africa and includes Africa’s third-highest mountain
8. The longest river in the world is the Nile, stretching about 6650 kilometres (4,132 miles). The river runs through northern Africa across 10 countries, starting from Uganda and ending in Egypt into the Mediterranean Sea.
9. In fact, Uganda 🇺🇬 is one of the world’s best bird-watching destinations. The country has at least 1041 species of bird – almost half the total found in all of Africa.
10. The Ugandan 🇺🇬 flag has six horizontal stripes of black, yellow, and red, with a central white disk featuring a Crested Crane bird. Black stands for the Ugandan people, yellow for sunshine, and red for brotherhood.
11. In Uganda, grasshoppers are widely eaten in and served as a delicacy either boiled or deep-fried.