Uganda

Republic of Uganda

republicIndependence 9 October 1962 (from UK)

Uganda as the 1995 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 81 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.

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CapitalKampala

Area236,040 sq km

LocationEastern Africa, west of Kenya

Populationas each edition published it

19.57 million July 1995 est. · 17.96m in 1990

Population growth% a year

2.25% 1995 est. · 2.69% in 1993

Median ageyears

Not in this edition 14.7 yrs in 2003

Life expectancyyears at birth

36.58 years 1995 est. · 38.4 yrs in 1993

Fertility ratechildren per woman

6.7 children per woman 1995 est. · 7.4 in 1990

Infant mortalitydeaths per 1,000 live births

112.2 deaths per 1,000 live births 1995 est. · 107 in 1990

GDP per capitaeach edition's own dollars

$850 1994 est. · $300 in 1993

GDP real growth% a year

6% 1994 est. · 4% in 1993

Geography

Eastern Africa, west of Kenya

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Land useshare of 236,040 sq km

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

Area

236,040sq km

land area: 199,710 sq kmcomparative 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

Climate

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

Environment

current issues:: draining of wetlands for agricultural use;
deforestation;
overgrazing;
soil erosion;
poaching is widespread
natural hazards:: NA
international agreements:: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands;
signed, but not ratified - Environmental Modification

People

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Population

19,573,262

(July 1995 est.)growth rate: 2.25% (1995 est.)

Per 1,000 population(1995 est.)

Birth

48.03Death

24.35

Male · female(1995 est.)

TotalMale · femaleLife expectancy years36.58

36.26 · 36.91

TotalMale · femaleLiteracy56%

68% · 45%

MaleFemaleLiteracy age 15 and over can read and write (1991)

Religions

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

Labor force

4.5million

(est.)by occupation: agriculture over 80%

Age structure

0-14 years:: 49% (female 4,792,164; male 4,834,757)
15-64 years:: 49% (female 4,802,650; male 4,704,159)
65 years and over:: 2% (female 215,648; male 223,884) (July 1995 est.)

Net migration rate

NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

note: Uganda is host to refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including Zaire, Sudan, and Rwanda; probably in excess of 100,000 southern Sudanese fled to Uganda during the past year;

many of the 8,000 Rwandans who took refuge in Uganda have returned home

Infant mortality rate

112.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Nationality

noun:: Ugandan(s)
adjective:: Ugandan

Ethnic divisions

Baganda 17%, Karamojong 12%, Basogo 8%, Iteso 8%, Langi 6%, Rwanda 6%, Bagisu 5%, Acholi 4%, Lugbara 4%, Bunyoro 3%, Batobo 3%, European, Asian, Arab 1%, other 23%

Languages

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

Government

Republic; President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since 29 January 1986); Prime Minister Kintu MUSOKE (since 18 November 1994)

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Names

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

39 districts; Apac, Arua, Bundibugyo, Bushenyi, Gulu, Hoima, Iganga, Jinja, Kabale, Kabarole, Kalangala, Kampala, Kamuli, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Kibale, Kiboga, Kisoro, Kitgum, Kotido, Kumi, Lira, Luwero, Masaka, Masindi, Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nebbi, Ntungamo, Pallisa, Rakai, Rukungiri, Sototi, Tororo

Independence

9 October 1962 (from UK)

National holiday

Independence Day, 9 October (1962)

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

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch

chief of state:: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since 29 January 1986); Vice President Dr. Specioza Wandira KAZIBWE (since 18 November 1994)
head of government:: Prime Minister Kintu MUSOKE (since 18 November 1994)
cabinet:: Cabinet; appointed by the president

Legislative branch

unicameral

National Resistance Council

elections last held 28 March 1993 (next to be held end of 1995);
results - 284 non-partisan delegates elected to an interim Constituent Assembly with the principal task of writing a final draft of a new constitution for Uganda on the basis of which a regular Constituent Assembly will be elected

note: first free and fair election in 30 years is to be held by end of 1995

Judicial branch

Court of Appeal, High Court

Political parties and leaders

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

note: Ugandan People's Congress (UPC), Milton OBOTE; Democratic Party (DP), Paul SSEMOGEERE; and Conservative Party (CP), Joshua S. MAYANJA-NKANGI continue to exist but are all proscribed from conducting public political activities

Other political or pressure groups

Lord's Resistance Army (LRA); Ruwenzori Movement

Member of

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

Diplomatic representation in US

chief of mission:: Ambassador Stephen Kapimpina KATENTA-APULI
chancery:: 5911 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
telephone:: [1] (202) 726-7100 through 7102, 0416

FAX

[1] (202) 726-1727

US diplomatic representation

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

FAX

[256] (41) 259794

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

$850

(1994 est.)

Real growth rate

(1994 est.)industrial production growth: growth rate 1.5% (1992); accounts for 5% of GDP

Inflation, consumer prices

(1994 est.)

External debt

$2.9billion

(1993 est.)

Budget

Revenues

$365 millionExpenditures

$545 million (1989 est.)

expenditures including capital expenditures of $165 million

Installed generating capacity, 160,000 kW

Electricity production

780 millionElectricity consumption per capita

32 (1993)

Overview

Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper and cobalt. 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 - with the support of foreign countries and international agencies - 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 and boosting production and export earnings. In 1990-94, the economy 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.

The economy again prospered in 1994 with rapid growth, low inflation, growing foreign investment, a trimmed bureaucracy, and the continued return of exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs.

National product

GDP - purchasing power parity - $16.2 billion (1994 est.)

Unemployment rate

NA%

Exports

$237 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)

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

Imports

$696 million (c.i.f., 1993 est.)

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

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

recipient:: 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