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Uganda

Capital: Kampala

  • Lake Victoria is described as the world's second-largest freshwater lake, and water covers about 15 percent of Uganda.
  • The Rwenzori Mountains have snow-capped, glaciated peaks, and their highest is Mount Stanley at 5,109 metres.
  • Jinja sits on the northern shore of Lake Victoria, near the source of the Nile River.
  • The highest peak of Mount Elgon, Wagagai, rises to 4,321 metres.

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