Uganda's Location in East Africa: Borders and Geography

Uganda is a landlocked country in East Africa, straddling the equator.

Bordering Countries

• East: Kenya
• North: South Sudan
• West: Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Southwest: Rwanda
• South: Tanzania

Key Geographic Features

• Lake Victoria (shared with Kenya and Tanzania) — Africa's largest lake, source of the White Nile.
• Rwenzori Mountains (border with DRC) — snow-capped "Mountains of the Moon."
• Volcanic Virunga range (southwest) — mountain gorilla habitat.
• Savanna, wetlands, and tropical forest zones.

Kampala, the capital, lies near Lake Victoria's northern shore. Uganda has no coastline.