| Country (long form) |
Republic of Uganda |
| Capital |
Kampala |
| Total Area |
91,135.55 sq mi
236,040.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Oregon) |
| Population |
23,317,560 (July 2000 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
84,108,178 |
| Languages |
English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic |
| Literacy |
61.8% total, 73.7% male, 50.2% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18% |
| Life Expectancy |
42.22 male, 43.67 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
republic |
| Currency |
1 Ugandan shilling (USh) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$1,060 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles, cement |
| Agriculture |
coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses; beef, goat meat, milk, poultry |
| Arable Land |
25% |
| Natural Resources |
copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land |
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