Uganda

Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied but generally equatorial climate.

Did you know that:
1.Uganda is the same size as Oregon State.
2. Uganda has the world’s best bananas, pineapples, mangoes, and avocados.
3. For most Ugandans, their favorite meal is Matooke, a plantain type banana cooked in banana leaves.
4. Soccer is the most popular sport in Uganda.
5. If you need to use the restroom in Uganda you say “I need to make a short call”.
6. Uganda’s famous motorcycle taxis were dubbed boda-bodas, as they were used to transport people across the “no-man’s-land” between the Kenya/Ugandan border posts. (border – border)
7. When Ugandans build a mud house the women do most of the work, the men only build the roof.