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Communications

Broadcast media (Radio) [time series]

broadcast stations: AM 10, FM 0, shortwave 0 radios: NA

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

NA telephones; fair system local: NA intercity: microwave and radio communications stations international: 1 INTELSAT (Atlantic Ocean) earth station

Broadcast media (Television) [time series]

broadcast stations: 9 televisions: NA

Defense Forces

Military and security forces (Branches) [time series]

Army, Navy, Air Wing

Military expenditures (Defense expenditures) [time series]

exchange rate conversion - $55 million, 1.7% of budget (FY93/94) UKRAINE

Manpower availability [time series]

males age 15-49 4,231,019; males fit for military service 2,298,654 (1995 est.)

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]

mainly subsistence; accounts for 57% of GDP and over 80% of labor force; cash crops - coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco; food crops - cassava, potatoes, corn, millet, pulses; livestock products - beef, goat meat, milk, poultry; self-sufficient in food

Budget [time series]

revenues: $365 million expenditures: $545 million, including capital expenditures of $165 million (1989 est.)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

1 Ugandan shilling (USh) = 100 cents

Economic aid [time series]

recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (1970-89), $145 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $1.4 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $60 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $169 million

Electricity [time series]

capacity: 160,000 kW production: 780 million kWh consumption per capita: 32 kWh (1993)

Exchange rates [time series]

Ugandan shillings (USh) per US$1 - 1,195 (December 1994), 1,195.0 (1993), 1.133.8 (1992), 734.0 (1991), 428.85 (1990), 223.1 (1989)

Exports [time series]

$237 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: coffee 97%, cotton, tea partners: US 25%, UK 18%, France 11%, Spain 10%

Debt - external (External debt) [time series]

$2.9 billion (1993 est.)

Fiscal year [time series]

1 July - 30 June

Imports [time series]

$696 million (c.i.f., 1993 est.) commodities: petroleum products, machinery, cotton piece goods, metals, transportation equipment, food partners: Kenya 25%, UK 14%, Italy 13%

Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]

growth rate 1.5% (1992); accounts for 5% of GDP

Industries [time series]

sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles, cement

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

5% (1994 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (National product) [time series]

GDP - purchasing power parity - $16.2 billion (1994 est.)

Real GDP per capita (National product per capita) [time series]

$850 (1994 est.)

Real GDP growth rate (National product real growth rate) [time series]

6% (1994 est.)

Economic overview (Overview) [time series]

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 1994 with rapid growth, low inflation, growing foreign investment, a trimmed bureaucracy, and the continued return of exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs.

Unemployment rate [time series]

NA%

Geography

Area [time series]

total area: 236,040 sq km land area: 199,710 sq km comparative area: slightly smaller than Oregon

Climate [time series]

tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast

Coastline [time series]

0 km (landlocked)

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

current issues: draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; poaching is widespread natural hazards: NA international agreements: 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 - Environmental Modification

Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]

none

Irrigated land [time series]

90 sq km (1989 est.)

Land boundaries [time series]

total 2,698 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km, Zaire 765 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 23% permanent crops: 9% meadows and pastures: 25% forest and woodland: 30% other: 13%

Location [time series]

Eastern Africa, west of Kenya

Map references [time series]

Africa

Maritime claims [time series]

none; landlocked

Natural resources [time series]

copper, cobalt, limestone, salt

Note [time series]

landlocked

Terrain [time series]

mostly plateau with rim of mountains

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

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, Sototi, Tororo

Capital [time series]

Kampala

Constitution [time series]

8 September 1967, in process of constitutional revision

Digraph [time series]

Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation in US) [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Stephen Kapimpina KATENTA-APULI chancery: 5911 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011 telephone: [1] (202) 726-7100 through 7102, 0416

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since 29 January 1986); Vice President Dr. Specioza Wandira KAZIBWE (since 18 November 1994) head of government: Prime Minister Kintu MUSOKE (since 18 November 1994) cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by the president

Diplomatic representation in the US (FAX) [time series]

[1] (202) 726-1727

Diplomatic representation in the US (FAX) [time series]

[256] (41) 259794

Flag [time series]

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 staff side

Independence [time series]

9 October 1962 (from UK)

Judicial branch [time series]

Court of Appeal, High Court

Legal system [time series]

government plans to restore system based on English common law and customary law and reinstitute a normal judicial system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral

International organization participation (Member of) [time series]

ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, EADB, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, 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, WTO

Country name (Names) [time series]

conventional long form: Republic of Uganda conventional short form: Uganda

Legislative branch (National Resistance Council) [time series]

elections last held 28 March 1993 (next to be held end of 1995); results - 284 non-partisan delegates elected to an interim Constituent Assembly with the principal task of writing a final draft of a new constitution for Uganda on the basis of which a regular Constituent Assembly will be elected note: first free and fair election in 30 years is to be held by end of 1995

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 9 October (1962)

Political parties (Other political or pressure groups) [time series]

Lord's Resistance Army (LRA); Ruwenzori Movement

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

only party - National Resistance Movement (NRM), Yoweri MUSEVENI note: Ugandan People's Congress (UPC), Milton OBOTE; Democratic Party (DP), Paul SSEMOGEERE; and Conservative Party (CP), Joshua S. MAYANJA-NKANGI continue to exist but are all proscribed from conducting public political activities

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Government type (Type) [time series]

republic

Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador E. Michael SOUTHWICK embassy: Parliament Avenue, Kampala mailing address: P. O. Box 7007, Kampala telephone: [256] (41) 259792, 259793, 259795

People

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 49% (female 4,792,164; male 4,834,757) 15-64 years: 49% (female 4,802,650; male 4,704,159) 65 years and over: 2% (female 215,648; male 223,884) (July 1995 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

48.03 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate [time series]

24.35 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

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%

Infant mortality rate [time series]

112.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Labor force [time series]

4.5 million (est.) by occupation: agriculture over 80%

Languages [time series]

English (official), Luganda, Swahili, Bantu languages, Nilotic languages

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 36.58 years male: 36.26 years female: 36.91 years (1995 est.)

Literacy [time series]

age 15 and over can read and write (1991) total population: 56% male: 68% female: 45%

Nationality [time series]

noun: Ugandan(s) adjective: Ugandan

Net migration rate [time series]

NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) note: 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

Population [time series]

19,573,262 (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

2.25% (1995 est.)

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%

Total fertility rate [time series]

6.7 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

total: 29 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 3 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 with paved runways under 914 m: 9 with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 6 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 9

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

total: 26,200 km paved: 1,970 km unpaved: gravel, crushed stone 5,849 km; earth, tracks 18,381 km

Waterways (Inland waterways) [time series]

Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, Lake George, Lake Edward; Victoria Nile, Albert Nile; principal inland water ports are at Jinja and Port Bell, both on Lake Victoria

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 3 roll-on/roll-off cargo ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,091 GRT/NA DWT

Ports [time series]

Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell

Railways (Railroads) [time series]

total: 1,300 km single track narrow gauge: 1,300 km 1.000-m-gauge