Location: East Africa, west of Rwanda, north of Mozambique, south of Kenya and Uganda and west the Indian Ocean with a coastline of 1424 Kms.

Total area: 236,040 sq. Km (199,710 sq km - land; 36,330 sq km - water)

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

Capital: Kampala

People: 37,000,000; majority of them live in rural communities.

Language: Swahili and English.

Visas: Valid passport mandatory. Visas can be bought upon arrival.

Main tourist attractions: Gombe Stream National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Mikumi National Park, Mt. Kilimanjaro National Park, Ahale Mountains National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Ruaha National Park, Saadani National Park, Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park and numerous coastal beaches.