Where We Work
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Climate: Tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
Terrain: Mostly plateau with rim of mountains
Environment Issues: Draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial discharge and water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; widespread poaching
Languages: English (official language, taught in schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages and the language used most often in the capital), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili (official), Arabic
Government Type: Presidential Republic