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Flag of Uganda

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Quick Facts

Capital
Kampala
Flag adopted
1962
Population
45,905,417
Area
241,550 km²
Languages
English, Swahili
Currency
Ugandan shilling (Sh) — UGX
Demonym
Ugandan
Government
presidential republic
Subregion
Eastern Africa
Driving side
Left
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Independence
1962

Religions

  • Protestant 45.1%
  • Roman Catholic 39.3%
  • Muslim 13.7%
  • Other 1.6%
  • None 0.2%

About This Flag

The flag of Uganda consists of six equal horizontal bands alternating black, yellow, and red (repeated twice), with a white disc at the center bearing a grey crowned crane facing the hoist. Adopted on October 9, 1962, the day Uganda gained independence from Britain, the flag's colors were taken from the Uganda People's Congress party banner.

Black represents the African people, yellow symbolizes the abundant sunshine, and red stands for African brotherhood and the blood shed in the independence struggle. The grey crowned crane, also the national bird, was originally a military badge under British colonial rule.

What the colors & design mean

Black symbolizes the African people; yellow represents the equatorial sunshine; red stands for African brotherhood and the blood of the independence struggle. The grey crowned crane represents the gentle nature of the Ugandan people and was a pre-independence military symbol.

black yellow red white

Pattern: Horizontal Stripes

Bordering countries (5)

🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇸🇸 South Sudan 🇹🇿 Tanzania

Fun Facts

  • Uganda is home to roughly half the world's remaining mountain gorilla population, found in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park.
  • The source of the White Nile at Jinja was identified by explorer John Hanning Speke in 1862.
  • Winston Churchill famously called Uganda 'the Pearl of Africa' in his 1908 travelogue.
  • Uganda lies on the equator and has remarkably consistent temperatures year-round, with averages around 25-29 degrees Celsius.

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