{"population":47123531,"blurb":{"text":"Uganda, 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 includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region, lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied equatorial climate. As of 2024, it had a population of 45.9 million, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital and largest city, Kampala.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda"},"vexillology":{"text":"The national flag of Uganda was adopted on 9 October 1962, the day the nation became independent from the United Kingdom. It consists of six equal horizontal bands, from top to bottom, of black, yellow, red, black, yellow, and red, with a white disc containing a crested crane superimposed (charged) at the centre. The National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act specifies prohibited uses of the flag.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Uganda"},"flagDesign":{"text":"Part I of Schedule 2 of Uganda's National Flag and Armorial Ensigns Act (1962) outlines the design of the national flag. It consists of, from top to bottom, six equal horizontal bands of black, yellow, red, black, yellow, and red. Charged in the centre is a white disc with a crested crane. According to American vexillologist Whitney Smith, black symbolises the Ugandan people, yellow symbolises sunshine, and red symbolises brotherhood. The crested crane is the national bird of Uganda and is a symbol of good fortune, longevity, and wealth among the indigenous Baganda (Buganda) people.","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Uganda"},"photos":["https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/033_Male_Ugandan_kob_trying_to_seduce_a_female_at_Queen_Elizabeth_National_Park_Photo_by_Giles_Laurent.jpg/500px-033_Male_Ugandan_kob_trying_to_seduce_a_female_at_Queen_Elizabeth_National_Park_Photo_by_Giles_Laurent.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Aerial_view_of_old_Mulago_Hospital_in_Uganda.jpg/500px-Aerial_view_of_old_Mulago_Hospital_in_Uganda.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Aerobics.jpg/500px-Aerobics.jpg","https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/BushMuseveniEntebbe2003.jpg/500px-BushMuseveniEntebbe2003.jpg"]}