<Ol> <Li> + 006 from Kenya and Tanzania . </Li> </Ol> <Li> + 006 from Kenya and Tanzania . </Li> <P> Uganda (/ juː ˈɡændə / yew - GAN - də or / juː ˈɡɑːndə / yew - GAHN - də), officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa . It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south - west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania . The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania . Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region . Uganda also lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate . </P> <P> Uganda takes its name from the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, including the capital Kampala . The people of Uganda were hunter - gatherers until 1,700 to 2,300 years ago, when Bantu - speaking populations migrated to the southern parts of the country . </P>

Land locked country in african great lakes region