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Uganda is located in the eastern
side of Africa

The country is twice the size of Pennsylvania.
Bordered on the west by the Congo, north by Sudan,
south by Tanzania and Rwanda.

Uganda lies on the equator. It is divided into three main
areas: swampy lowlands, a fertile plateau with wooded hills,
and a desert region. Lake Victoria forms part of the Southern
border.

About 500 B.C. Bantu-speaking peoples migrated
to Uganda. By the 14th century, three kingdoms dominated,
Bunyoro, and Ankole.

Uganda was first explored by Europeans as well
as Arab traders in 1844.

In 1890, an Anglo-German agreement declared it the British
sphere of influence in Africa, and the Imperial British East
Africa Company was hired to develop the area. The company
did not prosper financially, and in 1894 a British protectorate
was declared. Only a little bit of Europeans settled in Uganda
permanently.

Uganda became independent on October 9, 1962. Sir Edward Mutesa, the king of
Buganda, was elected the first president, and Milton Obote was elected the first
prime minister. With the help of an army officer, Col. Idi Amin, Prime Minister
Obote took control of the government from President Mutesa 4 years later.

Uganda's natural resources: small deposits of copper, cobalt,
iron-ore, limestone, and salt. Conditions for the farming of
food and cash crops are good in most areas. More than 75%
of the land is available for farming or grass.

Cultural Groups of Uganda are classified into several broad language group:
the Bantu-speaking majority live in central, southern and western parts of
the country; and non- Bantu speaking live in the Eastern, northern, and
northwestern.

The first group includes the large & highly national kingdom of Buganda.
The smaller western Ugandan kingdoms of Bunyoro, Nkore and Toro, and
the Busoga states to the east of Buganda.

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