With its high proportion of closed canopy forests, Uganda is home to half of the surviving mountain gorillas in the world. It also harbours various species absent from other West African countries. It is a lush country, dotted with lakes and rivers of which the most famous is the Nile.
Capital: KampalaPopulation: 31 millionCurrency: Uganda shillingLanguage: EnglishReligion: Christianity, IslamDialling code: +256