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There are many interesting things about Uganda. In this research paper, I'm am going to talk about Uganda's history, government, geography, religions and customs. Uganda is like the United States in some way even though they are 8,180 miles away. Uganda gained its independence from the United Kingdom on October 9, 1962. Under the leadership of Sir Edward Mutesa, he was the president that led Uganda to the most powerful kingdom at the time. When Uganda gained its independence from the United Kingdom, it became a parliamentary democratic monarchy. The first prime minister of Uganda was Milton Obote, who was part of the Uganda People's Congress (UPC). The type of government in Uganda is republic. Uganda's government has many different branches including Executive, Legislative and Judicial. The Executive branch includes the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister and Cabinet. The Legislative branch consists of the Parliament. The Judicial branch consists of the Magistrates' Court, High Court, Court of Appeals (Constitutional Court), and Supreme Court. The Ugandan Constitution was ratified on July 12, 1995. The most powerful party in Uganda is the National Resistance Movement (NRM), Democratic Party (DP), Conservative Party (CP), among others. …show more content…

Those countries are The Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania. Uganda has a total area of 236,040. Of that area, 199,170 sq km is from land and the other 36,330 sq km is water. Uganda has about 43 waterways. Most of Uganda is in the watershed if the Nile River. Uganda also has many different terrains. Southern Uganda has an altitude of 1,134 meter above sea level. There are about 15 mountains and volcanoes in Uganda. You can find about 14 natural resources in Uganda. The natural resources are cobalt, iron ore, copper, gold, limestone, tungsten, steel and tin. The industrial resources are diamonds, salt, cement, hydropower, arable land and

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