Uganda, also known as the Pearl of Africa, is situated on the northern shore of Lake Victoria in Africa. It is surrounded by Kenya to the east, Tanzania to the south, Rwanda and the DRC to the west, and South Sudan to the North. Uganda is the source of the River Nile and gained independence from Britain in 1962. The official language is English, and the capital was moved from Entebbe to Kampala Kampala at independence from Britain.

The history of Uganda since its independence is filled with political struggles, religious and tribal violence, though some stability has prevailed since the 1990's. The climate is equatorial, and the red fertile soil provides for abundant farming of food and cash crops.

Uganda is infamous for the brutal dictator General (later, Field Marshal) Idi Amin Dada, under whose reign, hundreds of thousands of people were allegedly killed by the chaotic armed forces under the General's command.

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