Country Reports
Uganda
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Country name |
Republic of Uganda |
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Government type |
Republic |
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Capital |
Kampala |
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Administrative divisions |
80 districts. |
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Independence Day |
October 9. |
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National holiday |
Independence Day, October 9. |
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Area |
241,038 sq km (93,072 sq miles) |
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Location |
East Africa, west to Kenya |
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Land Borders |
Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Sudan, Rwanda, Kenya |
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Coastline |
Landlocked |
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Population |
32.7 million (UN 2009) |
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Nationality |
Ugandan(s) |
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Major languages |
English (official), Swahili (official), Luganda, various Bantu and Nilotic languages |
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Ethnicity |
Baganda, Banyankole, Bahima, Bakiga, Banyarwanda, Bunyoro, Batoro, Langi, Acholi, Lugbara, Karamojong, Basoga, Bagisu, and others. |
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Major religions |
Christianity, Islam |
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Highest peak |
Mount Stanley 5,109 m |
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Climate |
Tropical climate which varies according to altitude, hot from December to February, rain periode from April to May and October to November |
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Time zone |
Standard time zone:UTC/GMT +3 hours |
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Currency |
1 Ugandan shilling = 100 cents |
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Telephone |
Dialing code +256 |
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Internet domain |
.ug |
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GNI per capita |
US $420 (World Bank, 2008) |
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Natural resources |
Copper, cobalt, limestone, phosphate, oil. |
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Agriculture products |
Coffee, tea, cotton, sugar cane, cut flowers, vanilla, bananas, corn, cassave, potatoes, millet, pulses, livestock, beef, goat milk, tilapia, fish, fish products, beans, sesame |
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Industries |
Agricultural products, light consumer goods, textiles, beverages, electricity, cement |