| Location: |
Eastern Africa |
| Geographic coordinates: |
1 00 N, 32 00 E |
| Nationality: |
Ugandan |
| Geography: |
Landlocked; Fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers |
| Capital: |
Kampala |
| Area: |
Total: 236,040 sq km Land: 199,710 sq km Water: 36,330 sq km |
| Major towns: |
Arua, Gulu, Jinja, Masaka, Mbarara, Mbale, Lira, Soroti |
| Population: |
27,356,900 (2006 est.) |
| Age structure: (2006 est.) |
0-14 years: 49.4%
15-64 years: 46.0%
60 years and over: 4.6% |
| Population growth rate: |
3.31% (2005 est.) |
| Birth rate: |
47.39 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
| Death rate: |
12.8 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: |
Total: 67.83 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 71.18 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 64.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: |
Total population: 51.59 years
Male: 50.74 years
Female: 52.46 years (2005 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: |
6.74 children born/woman (2005 est.) |
| Border countries: |
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania. Uganda is landlocked |
| Climate: |
Tropical; Generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); Semiarid in northeast |
| Elevation extremes: |
Lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m
Highest point: Margherita Peak on Rwenzori 5110m |
| Natural resources: |
Copper, Cobalt, Hydropower, Limestone, Salt, Oil, Gold, Arable land, Timber |
| Land use: |
Arable land: 25.88%
Permanent crops: 10.65%
Other: 63.47% (2001) |
| Irrigated land: |
90 sq km (1998 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult rate: |
6.4% (2005 est.) |
| Ethnic groups: |
Acholi, Alur, Baganda, Bagisu, Bagwere, Bakiga, Bakonjo, Banyankole, Banyoro, Basoga, Batoro, Itesot, Jopodhola, Karamojong, Langi, Lugbara, Other, Non-African (European, Asian, Arab) |
| Religions: |
Roman Catholic, Anglican, Pentecostal, Muslim, SDA, Orthodox, Other Christian, Traditional, Bahai |
| Languages: |
English (official national language, taught in schools, used in courts of law, newspapers and radio broadcasts)
Swahili (official) Luganda (most widely used of the local languages) |
| Literacy: |
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 69.9%
Male: 79.5%
Female: 60.4% (2003 est.) |
| Currency: |
Uganda Shilling |
| Electricity: |
220V – 240V |
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