Uganda
Republic of Uganda · Eastern Africa
Uganda is a country in Eastern Africa, with Kampala as its capital, home to about 51,384,894 people. Uganda shares land borders with 5 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Kampala |
|---|---|
| Region | Eastern Africa |
| Currency | Ugandan shilling (UGX Sh) |
| Calling code | +256 |
| ISO codes | UG / UGA / 800 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇺🇬 |
| Population | 51,384,894 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 241,550 km² |
| Languages | English, Swahili |
| Internet domain | .ug |
| Demonym | Ugandan |
Bordering countries
About Uganda
Uganda, officially Republic of Uganda, is a United Nations member state in Eastern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Kampala. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Ugandan shilling (Sh), using the code UGX.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Uganda for Kampala’s own facts and history.
To call Uganda from abroad, dial the country code +256. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes UG (alpha-2) and UGA (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 51,384,894.
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How Uganda compares
- Area: 241,550 km², ranking 79 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 51,384,894, ranking 31 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 213 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 5, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Uganda
2 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.