Terrain:

Uganda lies in the Great African Plateau with an average altitude of 1200m (4000ft) above sea level broken by the Great Rift Valley to the Western Side. Elevated areas are the Rwenzori mountains (5000m) with permanent snow cover and Mount Elgon (4300m).

The Nile, the world's second longest river starts its journey from the world's second largest fresh water body, Lake Victoria at Jinja.