Uganda is located in Eastern Africa.
The terrain consists of plateaus and mountains.
Principal rivers are the
Albert Nile and the Victoria Nile. Uganda's lakes are
Lake Victoria on the borders with
Kenya and
Tanzania,
Lakes Albert and Edward on the border of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Lakes George and Kyoga.
Margherita Peak is the country's highest point at 5110 meters above sea level.
The capital city is
Kampala. Other important cities are Jinja, Mbale and Gulu.