![]() ![]() Most important cities are in the south, near Lake Victoria, including the capital Kampala and the nearby city of Entebbe. Besides Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga, there are Lake Albert, Lake Edward and the smaller Lake George. Although landlocked, Uganda has many large lakes. At the centre of the country is Lake Kyoga. ![]() Uganda is almost completely in the Nile basin. Uganda became independent from the United Kingdom on 9 October 1962. 37.7 percent of the people live on less than $1.25 a day. Uganda is one of the poorest nations in the world. It is rated at 2.4 on a scale from 0 (the most corrupt) to 10 (the most clean). Uganda is among countries thought to be very corrupt by Transparency International. The literacy rate of Uganda is 68%, which mean people in Uganda who are at least 15 years old know how to read and write. The population of Uganda is 32 million people. The President of Uganda is Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The most common religion is Christianity. The official languages of Uganda are English and Swahili. The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in east Africa. ![]()
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