| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
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| National Anthem |
| Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty |
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| National Day |
9 October |
| Capital City |
Kampala |
| Other Major Cities |
Nansana, Kira, Makindye Ssabagabo, Jinja, Mbale, Masaka |
| Official Language(s) |
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| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
| (1 00 N, 32 00 E) East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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| Total Area |
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| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
41,030 km² |
| Land Boundaries |
2,729 km |
| Border Countries |
5 border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo (877 km); Kenya (814 km); Rwanda (172 km); South Sudan (475 km); Tanzania (391 km) |
| Coastline |
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| Climate and Weather |
Straddling the equator, there is little year round fluctuation in temperature and no real winter or summer. The hottest months are January and February when the average daytime range is 24-33°C with peaks of up to 40°C in the far north. The dry season from December to February means only that it rains less and the gorilla parks remain fairly wet during these months. The second dry season- from June and July- is considerably drier. The north, including Murchison Falls and Kidepo Valley, has one continuous wet season from March to November and a more obvious dry season from December to February. |
| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
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| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
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| Population, Total |
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| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
2.78 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
4.36 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
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| Adult Literacy Rate |
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| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
| 3782.22 National Currency Units (2023) |
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| GDP, Current Prices |
| 48,243,487,554 USD (2022) |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
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| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
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| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
2.81 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
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| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
2,114 USD (2022) |
| Merchandise Exports |
6,239,313,342 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
South Sudan, Kenya, Congo, Italy, Tanzania |
| Merchandise Imports |
12,906,606,195 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
China, India, UAE, Kenya, Japan |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
1,279,592,913 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
UAE, Sudan, Morocco, Türkiye, Tunisia |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
3,229,965,923 USD (2023) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt |
| Natural Resources |
Copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Plantains; Cassava; Indigenous cattle meat; Maize; Whole fresh cow milk; Dry beans |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
UTC/GMT +03:00 |
| Country Code |
256 |
| Electricity |
240 V, G |
| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
112 |
| Ambulance |
112 |
| Fire |
911 |
| LINK |
| Presidency |
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http://www.opm.go.ug |
| Parliament |
http://www.parliament.go.ug |
| Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries |
http://www.agriculture.go.ug |
| Ministry of Education and Sports |
http://www.education.go.ug |
| Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development |
http://www.energyandminerals.go.ug |
| Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Planning |
http://www.finance.go.ug |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
http://www.mofa.go.ug |
| Ministry of Gender, Labor and Social Development |
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| Ministry of Health |
http://www.health.go.ug |
| Ministry of Information, Communication Technology and National Guidance |
http://www.ict.go.ug |
| Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities |
http://www.tourism.go.ug |
| National Statistical Office |
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| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
https://www.bou.or.ug/bou/home.html |
| Higher Education Authority |
http://www.unche.or.ug |
