Uganda Geography
Uganda has an area of 236,580 sq Km of which about 25% is fertile arable land capable of providing of providing a surplus of food. Lake Victoria and the Victoria Nile River , which flows through much of the country, together create one of the best –watered areas of Africa . The highest peak is Mt Stanley (5109m) in the Rwenzori Mountains . The land varies from semi desert in the northeast to the lush and fertile shores of Lake Victoria , hemmed in by the Rwenzori Mountains in the west and the beautiful, mountainous southwest. The tropical heat is tempered by the altitude which averages over 1000m.



