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🇺🇬Uganda

Africa · Eastern AfricaSovereign stateAU
ISOUG · UGA · 800
LAT,LNG1.00, 32.00
TEL+256

Uganda is a sovereign country in Eastern Africa, Africa. Its capital is Kampala. It has a population of about 45,741,000 across 241,550 km² — roughly 189 people per km². The currency is the Ugandan shilling (UGX Sh). Official languages are English and Swahili. Its ISO 3166 codes are UG, UGA, 800, and the international calling code is +256.

Capital
Kampala
#31
Population
45,741,000
#82
Area
241,550 km²
#70
Density
189 /km²

Key facts about Uganda

GET/alpha/UG
Calling code
+256
Currencies
UGX Sh
Languages
EnglishSwahili
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Demonym
Ugandan
Top-level domain
.ug
ISO codes
UG · UGA · 800
Coordinates
1.00, 32.00
Capital
Kampala

Other names for Uganda

Republic of UgandaJamhuri ya Ugandaウガンダ

Largest cities in Uganda (12)

GET/cities?country=UG

Countries bordering Uganda (5)

GET/borders/uganda

Frequently asked questions about Uganda

What is the capital of Uganda?

The capital of Uganda is Kampala.

What is the population of Uganda?

Uganda has a population of about 45,741,000, the 31st largest in the world.

What currency is used in Uganda?

Uganda uses the Ugandan shilling (UGX, symbol Sh).

What languages are spoken in Uganda?

The main languages of Uganda are English and Swahili.

What is the calling code for Uganda?

The international dialing code for Uganda is +256.

Which countries border Uganda?

Uganda shares land borders with Congo (Democratic Republic of the), Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Tanzania, United Republic of.

Query Uganda from the API

Every value on this page is available from the free REST API — no key required. Each endpoint below is filled in for Uganda; copy any URL and run it.

This country
GET countries.dev/alpha/UG
Full record by ISO alpha-2 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/alpha/UGA
Full record by ISO alpha-3 codeDocs
GET countries.dev/numericcode/800
Look up by ISO numeric codeDocs
GET countries.dev/cioc/UGA
Look up by IOC (Olympic) codeDocs
GET countries.dev/name/uganda
Search by country nameDocs
Places in this country
GET countries.dev/cities?country=UG
Largest cities in UgandaDocs
GET countries.dev/borders/uganda
Neighbouring countries (full records)Docs
GET countries.dev/cities/near?lat=1&lng=32
Nearest cities to its centre pointDocs
Find similar countries
GET countries.dev/region/Africa
Countries in AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/subregion/Eastern%20Africa
Countries in Eastern AfricaDocs
GET countries.dev/currency/UGX
Countries using the Ugandan shillingDocs
GET countries.dev/lang/en
Countries that speak EnglishDocs
GET countries.dev/callingcode/256
Countries with calling code +256Docs
GET countries.dev/timezone/UTC%2B03%3A00
Countries in UTC+03:00Docs
GET countries.dev/tld/ug
Countries on the .ug domainDocs
GET countries.dev/demonym/Ugandan
Countries whose people are "Ugandan"Docs
GET countries.dev/capital/Kampala
Find a country by capital (Kampala)Docs
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