Uganda: flag, capital & map
Get to know Uganda, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Kampala
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 51,384,894
- Area
- 241,550 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- English, Swahili
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Ugandan Shilling (UGX)
- Land neighbours
- Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania
Uganda is a landlocked country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Kampala.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Uganda
The flag of Uganda is composed of six equal horizontal bands of black, yellow, red, black, yellow and red. A white circle bearing a hoist-side facing grey red-crested crane is superimposed in the center of the field.
Where it is
Uganda is grouped in Eastern Africa, within Roam’s Africa region. Its land-border list includes 5 countries in this atlas: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania. It is landlocked.
Uganda has a recorded area of 241,550 square kilometres. Among the 16 countries assigned to Eastern Africa in this dataset, it ranks 8 by area, from largest to smallest. Kenya is immediately above it in that ordering, at 580,367 km². Malawi is immediately below it, at 118,484 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 51,384,894 people for Uganda in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 213 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are English and Swahili. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Ugandan Shilling (UGX). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Uganda?
Reveal answer
Kampala. Uganda is a landlocked country in Eastern Africa. Its capital is Kampala.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Uganda?
Reveal answer
The flag of Uganda is composed of six equal horizontal bands of black, yellow, red, black, yellow and red. A white circle bearing a hoist-side facing grey red-crested crane is superimposed in the center of the field.
Which land neighbours of Uganda are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, and Tanzania. Uganda is landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Uganda?
Reveal answer
English and Swahili. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Uganda.
Which currency codes are listed for Uganda?
Reveal answer
Ugandan Shilling (UGX). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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