Uganda
- Region
- Africa
- Area
- 241,550 km²
- Capital
- Kampala
- ISO
- UG
What the flag means
Black is said to stand for the peoples of Africa, yellow for the African sun, and red for the brotherhood that unites people (the same red blood).
Fun facts
- FlagUganda’s flag features a crowned crane, the national bird, in its center.
- GeographyJinja in Uganda is known as the place where the Nile flows out of Lake Victoria.
- GeographyThe Rwenzori Mountains, on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are also called the “Mountains of the Moon”.
- CultureUganda was once praised by Churchill as “the Pearl of Africa”.
