Total area:

236,040sq km; Land area: 199,710sq km; Water: 36,330

Climate:

Tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons; semiarid in northeast

Physical description:

Mostly plateau with rim of mountains. The natural vegetation varies from forest to savannah.

Physical Infrastructure:

Communication: per 1,000 inhabitants (1997)

Main telephone lines - 3

Radio receivers - 130

Television receivers - 16

Daily newspapers - 2

Transportation

Railways - 1,241 km



Roads - 27,000 of which 1,800 km paved



Ports and harbours - Entebbe, Junja, Port Bell



Waterways - Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, Lake George, Lake Edward, Victoria Nile, Albert Nile



Airports with paved runways - 4

Energy provision:

787 mn kWh (1996); by source - fossil fuel 0.89%; hydro 99.11%. Commercial energy represents less than 10% of consumption. With more than 90% of total energy needs met mainly from wood and charcoal, the country is facing a wood energy crisis.