Uganda

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Capital: Kampala

Total Area (Sq. Miles): 91,136

Land Covered by Water: 15.39%

Time Zone: EAT (UTC+3)

Climate: tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast

Approximate Population: 30,900,001

Official Language: English, Swahili

Religion: Islam, Christianity, Hinduism

Currency: Ugandan Shilling

Most prevalent illnesses or diseases:

Traveler's Diarrhea, Cholera, Malaria, E. coli (Escherichia coli), Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Schistosomiasis - found in fresh water, Typhoid Fever, Yellow fever, Dengue Fever, Filariasis, Leishmaniasis (Leishmania Infection), Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping Sickness), Rift Valley Fever, HIV (see AIDS/HIV), Diphtheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis - endemic to the region, Tuberculosis (TB), Chikungunya Fever

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