Uganda
Republic of Uganda
Uganda · Africa
Capital
Kampala
Population
0
Currency
Sh UGX
Calling Code
+256
Languages
Geography
Region
Eastern Africa
Subregion
Eastern Africa
Continent
Africa
Area
241,550 km²
Landlocked
Yes
TLD
.ug
Borders
Airports (14)
and 5 more airports...
Show All AirportsCountry Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
UG
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
UGA
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
800
BCP 47
en-UG
IOC
UGA
FIFA
UGA
Currency Format
Name
Ugandan Schilling
Native Name
Ugandan shilling
Code
UGX
Symbol
Sh
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
USh 123,457
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE, MMMM d, y
Long
MMMM d, y
Medium
MMM d, y
Short
M/d/yy
Time Formats
Full
h:mm:ss a zzzz
Long
h:mm:ss a z
Medium
h:mm:ss a
Short
h:mm a
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC+03:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
.
Thousands Separator
,
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1,234,567.89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
Raw JSON Data
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