Full Name Republic of Uganda
Population 33.8 million (UN, 2010)
Area 241,038 sq km (93,072 sq mile--about the size of Oregon)
Climate Tropical; little annual variation (17-28C/63-82F) with rainy and dry seasons
Terrain Mostly plateau with a rim of mountains
Capital Kampala (2009 pop. 1.5 million)
Climate Tropical; little annual variation (17-28C/63-82F) with rainy and dry seasons
Terrain Mostly plateau with a rim of mountains
Capital Kampala (2009 pop. 1.5 million)
City of Kampala
Major languages English (official), Swahili (official), Luganda, various Bantu, Nioltic, and local languages
Major Religions Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%
Education 2008 primary school completion rate—56%
Literacy (age 15 and over who can read and write) 69.9%; male--79.5%, female—60.4%
Major Religions Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%
Education 2008 primary school completion rate—56%
Literacy (age 15 and over who can read and write) 69.9%; male--79.5%, female—60.4%
Government type Republic
Independence October 9, 1962 (from the UK)
President and Commander in Chief Yoweri Museveni
Natural Resources Copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, phosphate, oil
Agriculture Cash Crops—coffee (Africa’s second largest producer), tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, cut flowers. Food crops—bananas, corn, cassava, potatoes, millet, pulses. Livestock and fisheries—beef, goat meat, milk, poultry, Nile perch, tilapia
Current environmental issues draining of wetlands for agricultural use, deforestation, overgrazing, soil erosion, widespread poaching, water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria
Major infectious diseases: Food or waterborne—bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever; vectorborne diseases—malaria, yellow fever, and African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
Independence October 9, 1962 (from the UK)
President and Commander in Chief Yoweri Museveni
Vice President Gilbert Bukenya
Prime Minister Apollo Nsibambi
Ambassador to the United States Perezi K. Kamunanwire
GDP (nominal, 2009) $15.7 billion (US: $14.2 trillion)
Prime Minister Apollo Nsibambi
Ambassador to the United States Perezi K. Kamunanwire
GDP (nominal, 2009) $15.7 billion (US: $14.2 trillion)
Agriculture Cash Crops—coffee (Africa’s second largest producer), tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, cut flowers. Food crops—bananas, corn, cassava, potatoes, millet, pulses. Livestock and fisheries—beef, goat meat, milk, poultry, Nile perch, tilapia
Current environmental issues draining of wetlands for agricultural use, deforestation, overgrazing, soil erosion, widespread poaching, water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria
Major infectious diseases: Food or waterborne—bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, typhoid fever; vectorborne diseases—malaria, yellow fever, and African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
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