Uganda is a small country in East Africa that Winston Churchill referred to as the "Pearl of Africa" for its "magnificence, for variety of form and colour, for profusion of brilliant life".
When Idi Amin took power in the 1970's along with his brutal dictator and his successor, President Obote, they destroyed 400,000 Ugandians, peace finally came in 1986 when President Museveni took power.
Uganda is home to the endangered mountain gorilla and the endangered common chimpanzee.
Common travel around Kampala and other towns is the boda-boda which can be either a bike or moped with a large cushion on the back for passengers.
English is widely spoken, though to varying degrees of fluency. British English is the dialect of the most educated, but Ugandan English often takes on a life of its own. Dozens of African languages are spoken in Uganda, the most common being Luganda, which is almost universally understood in Kampala.
The national currency is the Ugandan shilling. There are 50,000, 20,000, 10,000, 5000, 2000 and 1000 shilling notes and 500, 200, 100, and 50 shilling coins (10, 5, and 1 shilling coins exist but are rarely used).
Food from Uganda is a sensation. You can sample the luwombo, which is meat or groundnut sauce steamed in banana leaves. It has a tantalising aroma
Banana's in Uganda
Coffee is one of the best products from Uganda
The first recorded case of HIV in Uganda was in Rakai District and the district has been particularly hard hit by the disease. In 2010, the population of the Rakai District was approximately 466,300
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