People
Population:
22,804,973 (July 1999 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 yrs: 51%
(m 5,857,254; fe 5,820,526)
15-64 yrs: 47%
(m 5,301,208; fe 5,330,005)
65 yrs and over: 2%
(m 239,434; fe 256,546)
(1999 est.)
Population growth rate:
2.83% (1999 est.)
Birth rate:
48.54 births/1,000 population
(1999 est.)
Death rate:
18.43 deaths/1,000 population
(1999 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(1999 est.)
note: according to the UNHCR, by
end of 1997, Uganda was host
to refugees from a number of
neighboring countries, including:
Sudan 160,000, Rwanda 12,000 and
Democratic Republic of the Congo 14,000,
Geography
Geography—note:
Landlocked
Location:
Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
Geographic coordinates:
1 00 N, 32 00 E
Area:
total: 236,040 sq km
land: 199,710 sq km
water: 36,330 sq km
Area—comparative:
Slightly smaller than Oregon
Land boundaries:
total: 2,698 km
border countries:
Democratic Republic
of the Congo 765 km,
Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km,
Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km
Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims:
None (landlocked)
Climate:
Tropical; generally rainy
w/ two dry seasons
(Dec. to Feb., June to Aug.);
semiarid in northeast
Terrain:
Mostly plateau with rim of mountains
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m
highest point: Margherita Peak
on Mount Stanley 5,110 m
Natural resources:
Copper, cobalt, limestone, salt
Land use:
arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 9%
permanent pastures: 9%
forests and woodland: 28%
other: 29% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land:
90 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards:
NA
Environment—current issues:
Draining of wetlands for agricultural use;
deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion;
poaching is widespread
Transportation
Railways:
total: 1,241 km
narrow gauge: 1,241 km 1.000-m gauge
note: a program to rehabilitate
the railroad is underway
(1995)
Highways:
total: 27,000 km
paved: 1,800 km
unpaved: 25,200 km (about
4,800 km are all-weather roads)
(1990 est.)
Waterways:
Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga,
Lake George, Lake Edward,
Victoria Nile, Albert Nile
Ports and harbors:
Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell
Merchant marine:
total: 3 roll-on/roll-off cargo ships
(1,000 GRT or over) totaling
5,091 GRT/8,229 DWT
(1998 est.)
Airports:
27 (1998 est.)
Airports— paved:
total: 4
over 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
(1998 est.)
Airports—unpaved:
total: 23
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 7 (1998 est.)
Military
Military branches:
Army, Navy, Air Wing
Manpower—availability:
males age 15-49: 4,812,363 (1999 est.)
Manpower—fit for service:
males age 15-49: 2,611,096 (1999 est.)
Expenditures—$$$ figure:
$95 million (FY98/99)
Expenditures—% of GDP:
1.9% (FY98/99)
Communications
Telephones:
61,600 (1990 est.)
Radio broadcast stations:
AM 10, FM 0, shortwave 0
Radios:
2.13 million (1993 est.)
Television broadcast stations:
8 (in addition to a low-power repeater)
(1997)
Televisions:
220,000 (1993 est.) |
People
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.93 male(s)/female
total population: 1 male(s)/female
(1999 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
90.68 deaths/1,000 live births
(1999 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 43.06 years
male: 42.2 yrs - fe: 43.94 yrs (1999 est.)
Total fertility rate:
7.03 children born/woman (1999 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Ugandan(s)
adjective: Ugandan
Ethnic groups:
Baganda 17%, Karamojong 12%,
Basogo 8%, Iteso 8%, Langi 6%,
Rwanda 6%, Bagisu 5%, Acholi 4%,
Lugbara 4%, Bunyoro 3%, Batobo 3%,
non-African (Euro, Asian, Arab) 1%, other 23%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%,
Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 61.8%
male: 73.7% female: 50.2%
(1995 est.)
Government
Country name:
conventional long form:
Republic of Uganda
conventional short form:
Uganda
Data code:
UG
Government type:
Republic
Capital:
Kampala
Independence:
9 October 1962 (from UK)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 9 October (1962)
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
GDP: purchasing power parity—
$22.7 billion (1998 est.)
GDP—real growth rate:
5.5% (1998 est.)
GDP—per capita:
Purchasing power parity—$1,020
(1998 est.)
GDP—composition by sector:
agriculture: 44%
industry: 17%
services: 39% (1997 est.)
Population below poverty line:
55% (1993 est.)
Household income or
consumption by % share:
lowest 10%: 3%
highest 10%: 33.4% (1992)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
2.6% (1998)
Labor force:
8.361 million (1993 est.)
Labor force—by occupation:
Agriculture 86%, industry 4%,
services 10%
(1980 est.)
Unemployment rate:
NA%
Budget:
revenues: $869 million
expenditures: $985 million, including
capital expenditures of $69 million
(FY95/96)
Industries:
Sugar, brewing, tobacco,
cotton textiles, cement
Industrial production growth rate:
19.7% (FY95/96)
Electricity—production:
787 million kWh (1996)
Electricity—production by source:
fossil fuel: 0.89%
hydro: 99.11%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (1996)
Electricity—consumption:
677 million kWh (1996)
Electricity—exports:
110 million kWh (1996)
Electricity—imports:
0 kWh (1996)
Agriculture—products:
Coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco,
cassava (tapioca), potatoes,
corn, millet, pulses; beef,
goat meat, milk, poultry
Exports:
$476 million (f.o.b., 1998)
Exports—commodities:
Coffee 54%, gold, fish and
fish products, cotton, tea, corn
(1997)
Exports—partners:
Spain 14%, Germany 14%,
Netherlands 10%,
France 8%, Italy
(1997)
Imports:
$1.4 billion (c.i.f., 1998)
Imports—commodities:
Transportation equipment, petroleum,
medical supplies, iron and steel (1996)
Imports—partners:
Kenya 31%, UK 12%, Japan 6%,
India 6%, South Africa 5%
(1997)
Debt—external:
$2.9 billion (1998 est.)
Economic aid—recipient:
$827.3 million (1993)
Currency:
1 Ugandan shilling (USh) = 100 cents
Exchange rates:
Ugandan shillings (USh) per US$1—
1,368.4 (Dec. 1998), 1,240.2 (1998),
1,083.0 (1997), 1,046.1 (1996),
968.9 (1995), 979.4 (1994)
Fiscal year:
1 July—30 June |
