Naston
in 1989, completed the project of supplying water treatment equipment
for survey teams for the ministry of water and mineral development under
the Petroleum Exploration Promotion Project. Environment
- current issues: draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation;
overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching is widespread You
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Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime
of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents;
guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed
another 100,000 lives. During the 1990s the government has promulgated
non-party presidential and legislative elections.
Location: Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
water: 36,330 sq 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
