Axion 3D Atlas/ATLAS.iso/stats/242.txt

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{1}Geography{4}
{4}To see a map of Uganda, click {z,"28.577190,-2.171357,37.173582,4.353937",here}{4}!

{2}Location:{4} Eastern Africa, west of Kenya

{2}Area:{4}
{3}total area:{4} 236,040 sq km
{3}land area:{4} 199,710 sq km
{3}comparative area:{4} slightly smaller than Oregon

{2}Land boundaries:{4}
{3}total:{4} 2,698 km
{3}border countries:{4} Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km, Zaire 765
km

{2}Coastline:{4} 0 km (landlocked)

{2}Maritime claims:{4} none (landlocked)

{2}International disputes:{4} none

{2}Climate:{4} tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August);
semiarid in northeast

{2}Terrain:{4} mostly plateau with rim of mountains
{3}lowest point:{4} Lake Albert 621 m
{3}highest point:{4} Margherita (Mount Stanley) 5,110 m

{2}Natural resources:{4} copper, cobalt, limestone, salt

{2}Land use:{4}
{3}arable land:{4} 23%
{3}permanent crops:{4} 9%
{3}meadows and pastures:{4} 25%
{3}forest and woodland:{4} 30%
{3}other:{4} 13%

{2}Irrigated land:{4} 90 sq km (1989 est.)

{2}Environment:{4}
{3}current issues:{4} draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion;
poaching is widespread

{2}natural hazards:{4} NA

{2}international agreements:{4} 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 - Desertification, Environmental Modification

{2}Geographic note:{4} landlocked


{1}People{4}

{2}Population:{4} 20,158,176 (July 1996 est.)

{2}Age structure:{4}
{3}0-14 years:{4} 50% (male 5,006,615; female 4,972,831)
{3}15-64 years:{4} 48% (male 4,842,908; female 4,874,471)
{3}65 years and over:{4} 2% (male 231,156; female 230,195) (July 1996 est.)

{2}Population growth rate:{4} 2.24% (1996 est.)

{2}Birth rate:{4} 45.92 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Death rate:{4} 20.72 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Net migration rate:{4} -2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
{3}note:{4} 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

{2}Sex ratio:{4}
{3}at birth:{4} 1.03 male(s)/female
{3}under 15 years:{4} 1.01 male(s)/female
{3}15-64 years:{4} 0.99 male(s)/female
{3}65 years and over:{4} 1 male(s)/female
{3}all ages:{4} 1 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

{2}Infant mortality rate:{4} 99.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

{2}Life expectancy at birth:{4}
{3}total population:{4} 40.29 years
{3}male:{4} 39.98 years
{3}female:{4} 40.6 years (1996 est.)

{2}Total fertility rate:{4} 6.61 children born/woman (1996 est.)

{2}Nationality:{4}
{3}noun:{4} Ugandan(s)
{3}adjective:{4} Ugandan

{2}Ethnic divisions:{4} 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%

{2}Religions:{4} Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%

{2}Languages:{4} English (official), Luganda, Swahili, Bantu languages, Nilotic languages

{2}Literacy:{4} age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.)
{3}total population:{4} 61.8%
{3}male:{4} 73.7%
{3}female:{4} 50.2%


{1}Government{4}

{2}Name of country:{4}
{3}conventional long form:{4} Republic of Uganda
{3}conventional short form:{4} Uganda

{2}Type of government:{4} republic

{2}Capital:{4} Kampala

{2}Administrative divisions:{4} 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, Soroti, Tororo

{2}Independence:{4} 9 October 1962 (from UK)

{2}National holiday:{4} Independence Day, 9 October (1962)

{2}Constitution:{4} 8 October 1995; adopted by the interim, 284-member Constituent Assembly,
charged with debating the draft constitution that had been proposed in May 1993; the Constituent
Assembly was dissolved on promulgation of the constitution in October 1995

{2}Legal system:{4} in 1995, the government restored the legal system to one based on English
common law and customary law and reinstituted a normal judicial system; accepts compulsory
ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations

{2}Suffrage:{4} 18 years of age; universal

{2}Executive branch:{4}
{3}chief of state:{4} President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power 29 January
1986); election last held 9 May 1996 (next to be held NA); results - Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI
74%, Paul K. SSEMOGERERE 24%, Muhammad MAYANJA 2%; note - this was the first popular
direct presidential election since independence in 1962
{3}head of government:{4} Prime Minister Kintu MUSOKE (since 18 November 1994);
{3}cabinet:{4} Cabinet, appointed by the president

{2}Legislative branch:{4} unicameral
National Assembly: elections last held in 1980; note - the National Assembly was dissolved in
July 1985 following a military coup and was succeeded on 1 February 1986 by the interim National
Resistance Council, initially consisting of 23 appointed members, but by early-1989 enlarged to
278 members, of whom 210 were indirectly elected; the National Resistance Council, which had
served as Uganda's acting legislature for more than 10 years, was dissolved on 15 June 1996 to
prepare for the popular election of a new legislature on 27 June 1996 in keeping with the
provisions of the new constitution

{2}Judicial branch:{4} Court of Appeal; High Court

{2}Political parties and leaders:{4} only officially recognized party - National Resistance Movement
(NRM), Yoweri MUSEVENI
{3}note:{4} Ugandan People's Congress (UPC), Milton OBOTE; Democratic Party (DP), Paul
SSEMOGEERE; and Conservative Party (CP), Joshua S. MAYANJA-NKANGI continue to exist
but the new constitution confirms the suspension of political party activity until 2001

{2}Other political or pressure groups:{4} Lord's Resistance Army (LRA); West Nile Bank Front (WNBF)

{2}International organization participation:{4} ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, EADB, ECA, FAO, G-77, 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, WToO, WTrO

{2}Diplomatic representation in US:{4}
{3}chief of mission:{4} Ambassador Stephen Kapimpina KATENTA-APULI
{3}chancery:{4} 5911 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011
{3}telephone:{4} [1] [phone] through 7102, 0416
{3}FAX:{4} [1] [phone]

{2}US diplomatic representation:{4}
{3}chief of mission:{4} Ambassador E. Michael SOUTHWICK
{3}embassy:{4} Parliament Avenue, Kampala
{3}mailing address:{4} P. O. Box 7007, Kampala
{3}telephone:{4} [256] (41) 259792, 259793, 259795
{3}FAX:{4} [256] (41) 259794

{2}Flag:{4} 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 hoist
side


{1}Economy{4}

{2}Economic overview:{4} 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 1995 with rapid growth, low inflation, growing foreign investment, a
trimmed bureaucracy, and the continued return of exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs.

{2}GDP:{4} purchasing power parity - $16.8 billion (1995 est.)

{2}GDP real growth rate:{4} 7.1% (1995 est.)

{2}GDP per capita:{4} $900 (1995 est.)

{2}GDP composition by sector:{4}
{3}agriculture:{4} 55%
{3}industry:{4} 12%
{3}services:{4} 33% (1995)

{2}Inflation rate (consumer prices):{4} 6.1% (1995)

{2}Labor force:{4} 8.361 million (1993 est.)
{3}by occupation:{4} agriculture 86%, industry 4%, services 10% (1980 est.)

{2}Unemployment rate:{4} NA%

{2}Budget:{4}
{3}revenues:{4} $574 million
{3}expenditures:{4} $1.07 billion, including capital expenditures of $328 million (1994/95 est.)

{2}Industries:{4} sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles, cement

{2}Industrial production growth rate:{4} 15% (1994)

{2}Electricity:{4}
{3}capacity:{4} 162,000 kW
{3}production:{4} 603 million kWh
{3}consumption per capita:{4} 30 kWh (1990)

{2}Agriculture:{4} coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses; beef,
goat meat, milk, poultry

{2}Exports:{4} $424 million (f.o.b., 1994)
{3}commodities:{4} coffee 97%, cotton, tea
{3}partners:{4} US 25%, UK 18%, France 11%, Spain 10%

{2}Imports:{4} $870 million (c.i.f., 1994)
{3}commodities:{4} petroleum products, machinery, cotton piece goods, metals, transportation
equipment, food
{3}partners:{4} Kenya 25%, UK 14%, Italy 13%

{2}External debt:{4} $3.2 billion (1994)

{2}Economic aid:{4}
{3}recipient:{4} ODA, $NA

{2}Currency:{4} 1 Ugandan shilling (USh) = 100 cents

{2}Exchange rates:{4} Ugandan shillings (USh) per US$1 - 1,032.6 (November 1995), 979.4 (1994),
1,195.0 (1993), 1,133.8 (1992), 734.0 (1991)

{2}Fiscal year:{4} 1 July - 30 June


{1}Transportation{4}

{2}Railways:{4}
{3}total:{4} 1,241 km single track
narrow gauge: 1,241 km 1.000-m gauge
{3}note:{4}: a program to rehabilitate the railroad is underway (1995)

{2}Highways:{4}
{3}total:{4} 30,320 km
{3}paved:{4} 3,480 km
{3}unpaved:{4} 26,840 km (1987 est.)

{2}Waterways:{4} Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, Lake George, Lake Edward; Victoria Nile,
Albert Nile

{2}Ports:{4} Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell

{2}Merchant marine:{4}
{3}total:{4} 3 roll-on/roll-off cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,091 GRT/2,743 DWT (1995 est.)

{2}Airports:{4}
{3}total:{4} 21
{3}with paved runways over 3,047 m:{4} 2
{3}with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:{4} 1
{3}with paved runways under 914 m:{4} 7
{3}with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m:{4} 1
{3}with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:{4} 5
{3}with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m:{4} 5 (1995 est.)


{1}Communications{4}

{2}Telephones:{4} 54,900 (1989 est.)

{2}Telephone system:{4} fair system
{3}domestic:{4} microwave radio relay and radiotelephone communications stations
{3}international:{4} satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)

{2}Radio broadcast stations:{4} AM 10, FM 0, shortwave 0

{2}Radios:{4} 2.04 million (1992 est.)

{2}Television broadcast stations:{4} 9 (1987 est.)

{2}Televisions:{4} 193,000 (1992 est.)


{1}Defense{4}

{2}Branches:{4} Army, Navy, Air Wing

{2}Manpower availability:{4}
{3}males age 15-49:{4} 4,359,286
{3}males fit for military service:{4} 2,365,157 (1996 est.)

{2}Defense expenditures:{4} exchange rate conversion - $56 million, 1.7% of budget (FY93/94)