Recognised as Country
Uganda
- UG
- Africa
- UGX
- .ug
Uganda (UG/UGA) is a country in Africa with its capital at Kampala. It covers about 241,038 km² with a population of roughly 48,000,000, uses the UGX, dials on +256, owns the .ug internet domain and keeps its capital on Africa/Kampala. It borders 5 countries.
Identity
Official short nameUganda
CapitalKampala
ContinentAfrica
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2UG
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3UGA
Internet TLD.ug
Calling code+256
Currency codeUGX
Geography
Latitude1.3733° N
Longitude32.2903° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area241,038 km²93,065 square miles
Land neighbours5
Distance from London6,343 kmto the approximate centre of Uganda, not to Kampala. SE, bearing 140.3°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAfrica/Kampalathe IANA zone for Kampala; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+03:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+03:00
Offset in JulyUTC+03:00
Current offsetUTC+03:00
Local time now23 Sept 2026, 17:14
Hours ahead of UTC3
Population & scale
Population48,000,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density199.1 per km²≈
Share of world population0.593%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset79 of 196
Population rank in this dataset32 of 196
Neighbouring countries
South Sudan622 km centre to centre
Tanzania908 km centre to centre
Rwanda456 km centre to centre
DR Congo1,316 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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