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Uganda

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Background :

The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences prevented the establishment of a working political community after independence was achieved in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. During the 1990s, the government promulgated non-party presidential and legislative elections. In January 2009, Uganda assumed a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council for the 2009-10 term. 

Location :

Eastern Africa, west of Kenya 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

1 00 N, 32 00 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 29.57
North 4.21
East 35.04
South -1.48

Area :

total 241 038 square km
land 197 100 square km
water 43 938 square km

Land boundaries :

total 2 698 km
Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km
Kenya (ke) 933 km
Rwanda (rw) 169 km
Sudan (sd) 435 km
Tanzania (tz) 396 km

Coastline :

0.00 km

Climate :

tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast 

Terrain :

mostly plateau with rim of mountains 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 621 metres
highest point 5 110 metres

Natural resources :

arable land cobalt
copper gold
hydropower limestone
salt

Land use :

arable land 21.57 %
permanent crops 8.92 %
other 69.51 %

Irrigated land :

90 square km

current issues :

draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; widespread poaching 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Environmental Modification
Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea
Marine Life Conservation Ozone Layer Protection
Wetlands

Population :

32 369 558 

Indicators :

Growth rate 2.69 %
Birth rate 47.84 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 6.77 children born/woman
Death rate 12.09 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate -8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 50.00 %
15-64 years 47.90 %
65 years and over 2.10 %

Median age :

total 15.00 years
male 14.90 years
female 15.10 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.71 male(s)/female
total population 1.00 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 64.82 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 52.72 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 51.66 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 53.81 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 5.40 %
HIV-AIDS people living with HIV-AIDS 940 000
HIV-AIDS deaths 77 000

Religions :

Roman Catholic 41.90 %
Protestant 42.00 %
Muslim 12.10 %
other 3.10 %
none 0.90 %

Languages :

English  
Ganda or Luganda  
Niger-Congo  
Nilo-Saharan  
Swahili  
Arabic  

Literacy :

total population 66.80 %
male 76.80 %
female 57.70 %

Country name :

conventional long form Republic of Uganda
conventional short form Uganda

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 UG
ISO Numeric 800
ISO3 UGA
FIPS UG
ccTLD ug
English Uganda

Administrative divisions :

80 districts; Abim, Adjumani, Amolatar, Amuria, Amuru, Apac, Arua, Budaka, Bududa, Bugiri, Bukedea, Bukwa, Bulisa, Bundibugyo, Bushenyi, Busia, Butaleja, Dokolo, Gulu, Hoima, Ibanda, Iganga, Isingiro, Jinja, Kaabong, Kabale, Kabarole, Kaberamaido, Kalangala, Kaliro, Kampala, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi, Kayunga, Kibale, Kiboga, Kiruhara, Kisoro, Kitgum, Koboko, Kotido, Kumi, Kyenjojo, Lira, Luwero, Lyantonde, Manafwa, Maracha, Masaka, Masindi, Mayuge, Mbale, Mbarara, Mityana, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakapiripirit, Nakaseke, Nakasongola, Namutumba, Nebbi, Ntungamo, Oyam, Pader, Pallisa, Rakai, Rukungiri, Sembabule, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, Wakiso, Yumbe 

Capital :

name Kampala
geographic coordinates 0 19 N, 32 25 E
time difference 3.00

International organization participation :

AU AfDB
C COMESA
EAC EADB
FAO G-77
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICCt
ICRM IDA
IDB IFAD
IFC IFRCS
IGAD ILO
IMF IOC
IOM IPU
ISO (correspondent) ITSO
ITU ITUC
Interpol MIGA
NAM OIC
OPCW PCA
UN UN Security Council (temporary)
UNAMID UNCTAD
UNESCO UNHCR
UNIDO UNMIS
UNOCI UNWTO
UPU WCO
WFTU WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO

Independence :

1962-10-09 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1962-10-09

Executive branch :

President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 42 180 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 15 660 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 4.00 %
PPP - per capita 1 300 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 22.20 %
industry 25.10 %
services 52.80 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 82.00 %
industry 5.00 %
services 13.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 15 010 000 people
Population below poverty line 35.00 %
Distribution of family income - Gini index 45.70
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 12.60 %
Investment (gross fixed) 19.70 % of GDP
Current account balance - 829 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2 296 000 000 $
Debt external 2 049 999 999 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 116 300 000 $
Military expenditures 2.20 % of GDP
Public debt 19.30 % of GDP

Household income or consumption by percentage share :

lowest 10% 2.60 %
highest 10% 34.10 %

Budget :

revenues 2 007 000 000 $
expenditures 2 508 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

beef cassava
coffee corn
cotton cut flowers
goat meat milk
millet potatoes
poultry pulses
tea tobacco

Industries :

brewing cement
cotton textiles steel production
sugar tobacco

Energy :

Electricity Production 2 256 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 2 068 000 000 kWh
Electricity Exports 30 000 000 kWh
Oil Consumption 13 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 13 090 bbl/day

Value :

3 151 000 000 $

Partners :

Sudan (sd) 14.30 %
Kenya (ke) 9.50 %
Switzerland (ch) 9.00 %
Rwanda (rw) 7.90 %
UAE 7.40 %
Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.30 %
United Kingdom (gb) 6.90 %
Netherlands (nl) 4.70 %
Germany (de) 4.40 %

Commodities :

coffee cotton
fish and fish products flowers
gold horticultural products
tea

Value :

4 106 000 000 $

Partners :

UAE 11.40 %
Kenya (ke) 11.30 %
India (in) 10.40 %
China (cn) 8.10 %
South Africa (za) 6.70 %
Japan (jp) 5.90 %

Commodities :

capital equipment cereals
medical supplies petroleum
vehicles

Currency-name :

Ugandan shilling 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 168 500
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 8 555 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 33
Television broadcast stations 8
Internet Country code (ccTLD) ug
Internet Hosts 6 757
Internet Users 2 500 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 5
Roadways - total 70 746 km
Roadways - paved 16 272 km
Roadways - unpaved 54 474 km
Railways 1 244 km

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