By Caitlin

Location of Uganda Uganda is in Africa. It is surrounded by land. It is 8,148 miles away the U.K. and it would take 182 hours to get there. Uganda is near the cost of Africa and is very small. The countries that surround it are called: Kenya, Dr.Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania. There is a lake by it called Lake Victoria. Uganda on a map of Africa.

Ugandan Flag In the middle of the Uganda flag there is a grey crow (bird). The crow was the official Uganda symbol. The black stripes represent the African people. The yellow stripes represent the sun. The red stands for brotherhood.

The Uganda flag was adopted on October 9 th 1962 that was the day Uganda gained independence for Britain. The Uganda flag was designed by Mr. Grace Ibingira he was the Minister of justice at the time. The Uganda flag was the second of his two flag designs.

Weather in Uganda The weather in Uganda is usually very warm. The average weather is 21.5 c. The warmest temperature they have had is 27 c. People in Uganda have to walk for miles to get water to drink and get really thirsty on the way because the sun is always out at daytime. But it’s still hot at night.

Fascinating facts about Uganda The currency in Uganda is the Ugandan shilling. The longest river in Uganda is the River Nile. The highest mountain in Uganda is mount Speke.It is 4,990 meters.

The currency in Uganda is the Ugandan shilling. The size of Uganda is 236,000 km. Uganda is the 80 th biggest country in the world. The countries that border Uganda are Democratic republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan and Tanzania.

History and Famous People Most famous people in Uganda are known for sports. Some of them were in the summer Olympics games. Uganda has set the most world records all over the world. There are not as many famous people in Uganda because most of them move to loads of different country all around the world. John Akii Bua John Akii Bua is one of the gold medallists in the summer. Olympic games.He set the world record for the hurdles it was 400 metres it was an amazing time of seconds.

Food In Uganda In Uganda people eat things like chicken and rice they use Ingredients like fish, chicken or beef and they also use peanut sauce it is what most people put on their meat. In Uganda rice is quite filling rice is very common most people have it nearly every day. For pudding they have mashed banana’s it is very common.

School in Uganda In Uganda not all of the children go to school. After Primary most Children drop out of school due to school fees. Classes start at 8:30 am and finish at 4:30 pm. Not all of the children that go to school wear uniform. Uganda has normal school as well as boarding school there is also private school but that costs too much for parents to afford. Some children are lucky to go to private school but it means that their parents would have to pay allot.

How people dress in Uganda Men usually wear a Kanzu here are some Men wearing Kanzus. People in Uganda wear bright colours because it is really warm there. In Uganda people usually wear a traditional Busuti or Gomasi dress (a Gomasi is a colourful sari) for Women.

In Uganda they have the worlds youngest king. He became the king at the age of 3 years old because his dad died in He had a little throne and he played with his toys all day. If you one of his friends you would have to hug him or give him hand shake but if you were family to show that you loved him you would have to kiss his feet.

Capital City In Uganda Kampala is the capital city of Uganda. While Kampala is often referred to as the greenest city in Africa, it is also the heart of Uganda. Over 1 million people live in Kampala making it Uganda’s biggest city. Kampala in one of the fastest growing cities in Africa.

Uganda Fair Trade The fair trade products that Uganda produces are coffee and tea. There is a fair trade company in Uganda, which started in It sells jewellery, baskets, kids gifts, wooden crafts and ornaments. The money it makes goes to widows and helps the disabled.

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