חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: | Eastern Africa, west of Kenya |
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Geographic coordinates: |
1 00 N, 32 00 E |
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Map references: |
Africa |
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Area: |
total: 236,040 sq km
land: 199,710 sq km water: 36,330 sq km |
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Oregon |
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Land boundaries: |
total: 2,698 km
border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km |
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Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
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Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
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Climate: |
tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast |
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Terrain: |
mostly plateau with rim of mountains |
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m
highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m |
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Natural resources: |
copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land |
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Land use: |
arable land: 25.88%
permanent crops: 10.65% other: 63.47% (2001) |
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Irrigated land: |
90 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards: |
NA |
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Environment - current issues: |
draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; poaching is widespread |
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification |
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Geography - note: |
landlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
|
Location: | Eastern Africa, west of Kenya |
|
Geographic coordinates: |
1 00 N, 32 00 E |
|
Map references: |
Africa |
|
Area: |
total: 236,040 sq km
land: 199,710 sq km water: 36,330 sq km |
|
Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Oregon |
|
Land boundaries: |
total: 2,698 km
border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km |
|
Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
|
Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
|
Climate: |
tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast |
|
Terrain: |
mostly plateau with rim of mountains |
|
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m
highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m |
|
Natural resources: |
copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land |
|
Land use: |
arable land: 25.88%
permanent crops: 10.65% other: 63.47% (2001) |
|
Irrigated land: |
90 sq km (1998 est.) |
|
Natural hazards: |
NA |
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Environment - current issues: |
draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; poaching is widespread |
|
Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification |
|
Geography - note: |
landlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers |
More about Uganda: