Official nameJamhuri ya Uganda (Republic of Uganda)CapitalKampalaPopulation estimate (2015)39·03 millionInternet domain extension.ugCurrencyThe unit of currency is the Uganda shilling (UGX), which consists of 100 cents.TerritoryUganda is bounded in the north by South Sudan, in the east by Kenya, in the south by Tanzania and Rwanda, and the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo.LanguagesThe official languages are English and (since 2005) Kiswahili. About 70% of the population speak Bantu languages; Nilotic languages are spoken in the north and east.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words