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Gig Harbor, WA 98329
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Telephone: +1 206 631 9743
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PO BOX 85085-80100
Mombasa, Kenya.

 

   
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About Uganda
 
 Mostly reffered as "Africa's Friendliest country' due to the warm hospitality of it's culturally diverse population and low level of crime. Uganda has a beautiful vegetation ,scenery and abundant wildlife. From the mighty River Nile, Lake Victoria, Mountain Ranges, tropical rain forest , the lush savannah and hundreds of birds life.

With over 30 diffrenet tribes, Uganda is rich in culture. From Batwa and Bambuti Pygmies on the south east, to the Bantu speaking bantu speaking  Buganda, Ankole , Bunyoro and the Karamajongs. Ugandas national food is Matoke- mash bananas and potatoes. Rice, beans and maize  are also commonly eaten.

Uganda's star attraction is the mountain gorillas , the bulkiest of all living primates and share 95% of their genes with humans..There is also chimpanzees and monkeys Uganda has 10 national parks teeming with buffalos, antelopes, elephants  and much more. For the adventurous there is white water rafting on river Nile, trekking and hiking.

Uganda has a population of about 25 million people who speak English , Swahili, Buganda and Bantu. The equator divides Uganda by half. Temperatures are tropical  and cool in the evenings with average mean temperatures of about 25 degree Celsius( 77 degrees Fahrenheit ). Uganda has two rainy seasons- The long rains betweeen April -June and the short rains between October and November.

 
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