Uganda

Republic of Uganda

republicIndependence 9 October 1962 (from UK)

Uganda as the 1993 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 76 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.

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CapitalKampala

Area236,040 km2

LocationEastern Africa, between Kenya and Zaire

Populationas each edition published it

19.34 million July 1993 est. · 17.96m in 1990

Population growth% a year

2.69% 1993 est. · 3.13% in 2025

Median ageyears

Not in this edition 14.7 yrs in 2003

Life expectancyyears at birth

38.4 years 1993 est. · 69.7 yrs in 2025

Fertility ratechildren per woman

7.15 children per woman 1993 est. · 7.4 in 1990

Infant mortalitydeaths per 1,000 live births

112.1 deaths per 1,000 live births 1993 est. · 107 in 1990

GDP per capitaeach edition's own dollars

$300 1992 est. · $2,900 in 2025

GDP real growth% a year

4% 1992 est. · 6.1% in 2025

Geography

Eastern Africa, between Kenya and Zaire

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Land useshare of 236,040 km2

arable land 23%permanent crops 9%meadows and pastures 25%forest and woodland 30%other 13%irrigated 90 km2 (1989 est.)

Area

236,040km2

land area: 199,710 km2comparative area: slightly smaller than Oregon

Coastline

0km

(landlocked)Maritime claims: none; landlocked

Land boundaries

2,698km

total · Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km, Zaire 765 km

Map references

Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World

Climate

tropical;
generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August);
semiarid in northeast

Environment

straddles Equator;
deforestation;
overgrazing;
soil erosion

People

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Population

19,344,181

(July 1993 est.)growth rate: 2.69% (1993 est.)

Per 1,000 population(1993 est.)

Birth

49.86Death

22.98Net migration

Male · female(1993 est.)

TotalMale · femaleLife expectancy years38.4

38.09 · 38.71

TotalMale · femaleLiteracy48%

62% · 35%

MaleFemaleLiteracy age 15 and over can read and write (1990)

Religions

Roman Catholic 33%Protestant 33%Muslim 16%indigenous beliefs 18%

Labor force

4.5million

(est.)by occupation: agriculture over 80%note: 50% of population of working age (1983)

Infant mortality rate

112.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)

Nationality

noun:: Ugandan(s)
adjective:: Ugandan

Languages

English (official), Luganda, Swahili, Bantu languages, Nilotic languages

Government

Republic

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Names

conventional long form:: Republic of Uganda
conventional short form:: Uganda

Administrative divisions

10 provinces; Busoga, Central, Eastern, Karamoja, Nile, North Buganda, Northern, South Buganda, Southern, Western

Constitution

8 September 1967, in process of constitutional revision

Legal system

government plans to restore system based on English common law and customary law and reinstitute a normal judicial system;
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations

Political parties and leaders

only party - National Resistance Movement (NRM), Yoweri MUSEVENI

note: the Uganda Patriotic Movement (UPM); Ugandan People's Congress (UPC), Milton OBOTE; Democratic Party (DP), Paul SSEMOGEERE; and Conservative Party (CP),

Jeshua NIKHGI continue to exist but are all proscribed from conducting public political activities

Other political or pressure groups

Uganda People's Front (UPF);
Uganda People's Christian Democratic Army (UPCDA);
Ruwenzori Movement

Elections

National Resistance Council:: last held 11-28 February 1989 (next to be held by January 1995);
results - NRM was the only party;
seats - (278 total, 210 indirectly elected) 210 members elected without party affiliation

Executive branch

president, vice president, prime minister, three deputy prime ministers, Cabinet

Leaders

Chief of State:: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since 29 January 1986); Vice President Samson Babi Mululu KISEKKA (since NA January 1991)
Head of Government:: Prime Minister George Cosmas ADYEBO (since NA January 1991)

ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, EADB, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IGADD, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, OIC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in US

chief of mission:: Ambassador Stephen Kapimpina KATENTA-APULI
chancery:: 5909 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
telephone:: (202) 726-7100 through 7102

US diplomatic representation

chief of mission:: Ambassador Johnnie CARSON
embassy:: Parliament Avenue, Kampala
mailing address:: P. O. Box 7007, Kampala
telephone:: [256] (41) 259792, 259793, 259795

Flag

six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red;
a white disk is superimposed at the center and depicts a red-crested crane (the national symbol) facing the staff side

Economy

Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular | rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper and cobalt.

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GDP per capita, PPP

$300

(1992 est.)

Real growth rate

(1992 est.)industrial production growth: growth rate 7.0% (1990); accounts for 5% of GDP

Inflation, consumer prices

41.5%

(1992 est.)

External debt

$1.9billion

(1991 est.)

Budget

Revenues

$365 millionExpenditures

$545 million

expenditures, including capital expenditures of $165 million (FY89 est.)

Overview

Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper and cobalt. The economy has been devastated by widespread political instability, mismanagement, and civil war since independence in 1962, keeping Uganda poor with a per capita income of about $300.

(GDP remains below the levels of the early 1970s, as does industrial production.) Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing over 80% of the work force. Coffee is the major export crop and accounts for the bulk of export revenues. Since 1986 the government has acted to rehabilitate and stabilize the economy by undertaking currency reform, raising producer prices on export crops, increasing prices of petroleum products, and improving civil service wages.

The policy changes are especially aimed at dampening inflation, which was running at over 300% in 1987, and boosting production and export earnings. In 1990-92, the economy has turned in a solid performance based on continued investment in the rehabilitation of infrastructure, improved incentives for production and exports, and gradually improving domestic security.

National product

GDP - exchange rate conversion - $6 billion (1992 est.)

Unemployment rate

NA%

Exports

$170 million (f.o.b., 1991 est.)

commodities:: coffee 97%, cotton, tea
partners:: US 25%, UK 18%, France 11%, Spain 10%

Imports

$610 million (c.i.f., 1991 est.)

commodities:: petroleum products, machinery, cotton piece goods, metals, transportation equipment, food
partners:: Kenya 25%, UK 14%, Italy 13%

Electricity

200,000 kW capacity; 610 million kWh produced, 30 kWh per capita (1991)

Industries

sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles, cement

Agriculture

mainly subsistence;
accounts for 57% of GDP and over 80% of labor force;
cash crops - coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco;
food crops - cassava, potatoes, corn, millet, pulses;
livestock products - beef, goat meat, milk, poultry;
self-sufficient in food

Economic aid

US commitments, including Ex-Im (1970-89), $145 million;
Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $1.4 billion;
OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $60 million;
Communist countries (1970-89), $169 million

Currency

1 Ugandan shilling (USh) = 100 cents

Exchange rates

Ugandan shillings (USh) per US$1 - 1,217.1 (January 1993), 1.133.8 (1992), 734.0 (1991), 428.85 (1990), 223.1 (1989), 106.1 (1988)

Fiscal year

1 July - 30 June

Communications

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Networkskm

Highways

26,200Railroads

1,300

Highways: ; 1,970 km paved; 5,849 km crushed stone, gravel, and laterite; remainder earth roads and tracks · Railroads: , 1.000-meter-gauge single track