Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa whose diverse landscape comprehends the snow-capped Ruwenzori Mountains and immense Lake Victoria. Its abundant wildlife includes endangered gorillas and chimpanzees which are some of the major attraction, as well as rare birds. Remote Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is a famous mountain gorilla, while Murchison Falls National Park in the northwest is known for its 43m-tall waterfall and wildlife such as Giraffes, pools of hippos etc.
Uganda is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the southwest by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes an extensive percentage of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania, situating the country in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate.
Uganda takes its name from the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country including the capital Kampala. The people of Uganda were hunter-gatherers until 1,700 to 2,300 years ago, when Bantu-speaking populations migrated to the southern parts of the country.
The official languages are English and Swahili. Luganda, a central language, is widely spoken across the country, and multiple other languages are also spoken including Runyoro, Runyankole Rukiga, Langi and many others as Uganda has approximately 54 tribes!