Lake Victoria is not in just one country; it is shared by three countries in East Africa: Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya.

Quick Scoop

  • Lake Victoria lies mainly in Tanzania and Uganda, with a smaller portion in Kenya.
  • Roughly about half of the lake’s surface is in Tanzania, slightly less than half in Uganda, and a small fraction in Kenya.
  • It is Africa’s largest lake by area and a key part of the Nile River system.

So if someone asks “Lake Victoria is in which country?”, the accurate answer is that it is in three countries: Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya , not just one.

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