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Uganda |
Capital: Kampala
Languages: English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
Currency: Ugandan shilling (UGX)
Background: Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses after that (1980-85) claimed another 100,000 lives. 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.
PEOPLE
Population: 30,262,610 (July 2007 est.); 33,398,682
Life expectancy at birth:
2007
Total Population: 51.75 years
Male: 50.78 years
Female: 52.73 years (2007 est.)
2010
Total population: 52.98 years
Male: 51.92 years
Female: 54.07 years (2010 est.)
Age structure:
2007
0-14 years: 50.2% (male 7,646,619/female 7,538,137)
15-64 years: 47.6% (male 7,231,196/female 7,185,058)
65 years and over: 2.2% (male 281,317/female 380,283) (2007 est.)
2010
0-14 years: 50% (male 8,152,830/female 8,034,366)
15-64 years: 47.9% (male 7,789,209/female 7,703,143)
65 years and over: 2.1% (male 286,693/female 403,317) (2010 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.572% (2007 est.); 3.563% (2010 est.)
Population below poverty line: 35% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS adult prevalence rate: 6.7% (2006 est.); 5.4% (2007 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 1,000,000 (2006 est.); 940,000 (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total Population: 66.8%
Male: 76.8%
Female: 57.7% (2002 census)
Refugees and Internally Displaced People:
Refugees (country of origin): 212,857 (Sudan), 20,564 (Democratic Republic of Congo), 20,213 (Rwanda) (2006)
Refugees (country of origin): 215,700 (Sudan); 28,880 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 24,900 (Rwanda) (2007)
IDPs: 1.2-1.7 million (350,000 IDPs returned in 2006 following ongoing peace talks between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda) (2006)
IDPs: 1.27 million (350,000 IDPs returned in 2006 following ongoing peace talks between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda) (2007)
ECONOMY
Unemployment rate: N/A
Labour force by Occupation: N/A
Agricultural Products: coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses, cut flowers; beef, goat meat, milk, poultry
Industries: sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production
Exports - Commodities: coffee, fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers, horticultural products; gold
Exports - Partners:
Belgium 9.9%, Netherlands 9.4%, France 7.9%, Germany 7.7%, Rwanda 5.6%, Sudan 4.8% (2006)
Sudan 13.47%, Kenya 8.98%, UAE 7.52%, Rwanda 7.5%, Switzerland 7.42%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 6.85%, Netherlands 5.67%, Belgium 5.66%, Germany 5.18%, Italy 4.33% (2009)
Imports - Commodities: capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals
Imports - Partners:
Kenya 34.1%, UAE 8.5%, China 7.1%, India 5.6%, South Africa 5.4%, Japan 4.2% (2006)
Kenya 13.9%, India 12.79%, UAE 11.16%, China 8.91%, South Africa 5.08%, France 4.6%, Japan 4.37%, US 4.07% (2009)
ENVIRONMENT
Environment - Current issues: draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; widespread poaching
Natural hazards: N/A
Source: CIA World Factbook
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