Commercial tobacco growing in Uganda began in 1927 and currently the crop is grown in four regions in Bunyoro in mid Western Uganda, West Nile in the North West of the country (Arua, Koboko, Yumbe and Maracha districts), North Kigezi in South Western Uganda and the Middle North of the country. Tobacco production occupies 0.32% of total arable land in Uganda. Uganda is roughly the size of Austria, and is situated just North of the Great Lake Victoria. Uganda is lush and is supplied with water from good rainfall, and a host of lakes that surround the country on all borders except the north, which is the country of South Sudan. There are three commercially grown tobacco types; including Flue cured Virginia, Burley (air-cured), and Dark fire cured tobacco. British American Tobacco Uganda does not contract production of DFC tobacco.