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Info about Uganda
Uganda, twice the size of Pennsylvania, is in East Africa. It is bordered on the west by Congo, on the north by the Sudan, on the east by Kenya, and on the south by Tanzania and Rwanda. The country, which lies across the equator, is divided into three main areas—swampy lowlands, a fertile plateau with wooded hills, and a desert region. Lake Victoria forms part of the southern border.
Capital
Kampala
- 1 246 000 people
all city from Uganda
Country lead by
President: Yoweri Museveni (1986)
Prime Minister: Apolo Nsibambi (1999)
Population
28,195,754 (growth rate: 3.4%); birth rate: 47.4/1000; infant mortality rate: 66.2/1000; life expectancy: 52.7; density per sq mi: 366
Land Area
77,108 sq mi (199,710 sq km); total area: 91,136 sq mi (236,040 sq km)
Monetary unit
Ugandan new shilling
Language
English (official), Ganda or Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
Ethnicity
Baganda 17%, Ankole 8%, Basoga 8%, Iteso 8%, Bakiga 7%, Langi 6%, Rwanda 6%, Bagisu 5%, Acholi 4%, Lugbara 4%, Batoro 3%, Bunyoro 3%, Alur 2%, Bagwere 2%, Bakonjo 2%, Jopodhola 2%, Karamojong 2%, Rundi 2%, non-African (European, Asian, Arab) 1%, other 8%
Religion
Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Islam 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%
Transportation
Railways: total: 1,241 km (2002). Highways: total: 27,000 km; paved: 1,809 km; unpaved: 25,191 km (1999 est.). Waterways: Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, Lake George, Lake Edward, Victoria Nile, Albert Nile. Ports and harbors: Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell. Airports: 27 (2002).
Internet tld
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