Uganda

Notable facts

• Uganda contains the largest share of Lake Victoria, Africa’s biggest lake, and the Nile’s traditional outflow at Jinja.
• It has roughly half of the world’s remaining mountain gorillas, in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest.
• Winston Churchill called Uganda the “Pearl of Africa”.
• The Rwenzori Mountains carry permanent glaciers despite sitting almost on the equator.

World Heritage 3 sites

• Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 1994 · Natural
• Rwenzori Mountains National Park 1994 · Natural In danger
• Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi 2001 · Cultural In danger

National dish

Matooke Green cooking banana steamed in its own leaves and mashed, served with groundnut sauce or beans.