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Republic of Uganda Jamhuri ya Uganda | |
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| Motto: For God and My Country | |
| Anthem: "Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty" | |
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| Capital and largest city | Kampala |
| Official languages | English,[1] Swahili |
| Vernacular languages | Ganda, Luo, Nkore, Nyoro, Teso, Masaba, Soga, Samia, Swahili |
| Ethnic groups (2002) | Baganda 16.9% Banyankole 9.5% Basoga 8.4% Bakiga 6.9% Iteso 6.4% Langi 6.1% Acholi 4.7% Bagisu 4.6% Lugbara 4.2% Bunyoro 2.7% Kalenjin 1.0% other 28.6% |
| Demonym(s) | Ugandan |
| Government | Dominant-party system |
| Yoweri Museveni | |
| Robinah Nabbanja | |
| Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom | 9 October 1962 |
| Area | |
• Total | 236,040 km2 (91,140 sq mi) (81st) |
• Water (%) | 15.39 |
| Population | |
• 2009 estimate | 32,369,558 (37th) |
• 2014 census | 34,634,650 |
• Density | 143.7/km2 (372.2/sq mi) (80th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $42.194 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $1,226[2] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $17.703 billion[2] |
• Per capita | $514[2] |
| Gini (1998) | 43 medium |
| HDI (2010) |  0.422low · 143rd |
| Currency | Ugandan shilling (UGX) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (not observed) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +2561 |
| ISO 3166 code | UG |
| Internet TLD | .ug |
The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in east Africa. Its capital and biggest city is Kampala.
The currency is the Ugandan Shilling. The official languages of Uganda are English and Swahili. The most common religion is Christianity. The President of Uganda is Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The country is to the East of Africa. The population of Uganda is 32 million people. The area of Uganda is about 236,040 km2.
Uganda produces coffee and copper.
The literacy rate of Uganda is 68%, which mean people in Uganda who are at least 15 years old know how to read and write.[3]
Uganda is among countries thought to be very corrupt by Transparency International. It is rated at 2.4 on a scale from 0 (the most corrupt) to 10 (the most clean).[4] Uganda is one of the poorest nations in the world. 37.7 percent of the people live on less than $1.25 a day.[5]
- ↑ "Uganda: Society" in Library of Congress . Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Uganda". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 2010-04-21.
- ↑ "The United Nations Girls' Education Initiative". Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
- ↑ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2011". Transparency International. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ↑ Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population) | Data, Worldbank, retrieved 10 February 2012