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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

public broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation (UBC), operates radio and TV networks; Uganda first began licensing privately owned stations in the 1990s; by 2007 there were nearly 150 radio and 35 TV stations, mostly based in and around Kampala; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available in Kampala (2007)

Internet country code [time series]

.ug

Internet users (Internet hosts) [time series]

32,683 (2012) country comparison to the world: 106

Internet users [time series]

3.2 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 66

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: mobile cellular service is increasing rapidly, but the number of main lines is still deficient; work underway on a national backbone information and communications technology infrastructure; international phone networks and Internet connectivity provided through satellite and VSAT applications domestic: intercity traffic by wire, microwave radio relay, and radiotelephone communication stations, fixed and mobile-cellular systems for short-range traffic; mobile-cellular teledensity about 50 per 100 persons in 2010 international: country code - 256; satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat; analog links to Kenya and Tanzania (2011)

Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]

315,000 (2012) country comparison to the world: 113

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

16.355 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 58

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses, cut flowers; beef, goat meat, milk, poultry

Budget [time series]

revenues: $3.098 billion expenditures: $3.701 billion (2012 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

-2.9% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 117

Central bank discount rate [time series]

14% (31 December 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 27 9.65% (31 December 2009 est.)

Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]

26.31% (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 15 21.83% (31 December 2011 est.)

Current account balance [time series]

$-2.232 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 145 $-2.16 billion (2011 est.)

Debt - external [time series]

$4.461 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 126 $3.858 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]

44.3 (2009) country comparison to the world: 46 45.7 (2002)

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, small deposits of copper, gold, and other minerals, and recently discovered oil. Uganda has never conducted a national minerals survey. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing over 80% of the work force. Coffee 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. Since 1990 economic reforms ushered in an era of solid economic growth based on continued investment in infrastructure, improved incentives for production and exports, lower inflation, better domestic security, and the return of exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs. Uganda has received about $2 billion in multilateral and bilateral debt relief. In 2007 Uganda received $10 million for a Millennium Challenge Account Threshold Program. The global economic downturn hurt Uganda's exports; however, Uganda's GDP growth has largely recovered due to past reforms and sound management of the downturn. Oil revenues and taxes will become a larger source of government funding as oil comes on line in the next few years. Rising food and fuel prices in 2011 led to protests. Instability in South Sudan is a risk for the Ugandan economy because Uganda''s main export partner is Sudan, and Uganda is a key destination for Sudanese refugees. Unreliable power, high energy costs, inadequate transportation infrastructure, and corruption inhibit economic development and investor confidence.

Exchange rates [time series]

Ugandan shillings (UGX) per US dollar - 2,505.6 (2012 est.) 2,522.8 (2011 est.) 2,177.6 (2010 est.) 2,030 (2009) 1,658.1 (2008)

Exports [time series]

$2.811 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 131 $2.519 billion (2011 est.)

Exports - commodities [time series]

coffee, fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers, horticultural products; gold

Exports - partners [time series]

Kenya 12.3%, Rwanda 10.3%, UAE 10.2%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.4%, Netherlands 6.1%, Germany 5.6%, Italy 4.4% (2012)

Fiscal year [time series]

1 July - 30 June

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$20.96 billion (2012 est.)

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

$50.77 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 95 $49.4 billion (2011 est.) $46.52 billion (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

household consumption: 80.8% government consumption: 7.8% investment in fixed capital: 24.9% investment in inventories: 0.3% exports of goods and services: 22.3% imports of goods and services: -36.1% (2012 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 23.5% industry: 27.2% services: 49.3% (2012 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$1,400 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 205 $1,400 (2011 est.) $1,400 (2010 est.) note: data are in 2012 US dollars

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

2.8% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 115 6.2% (2011 est.) 6.2% (2010 est.)

Gross national saving [time series]

14.7% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 105 13.1% of GDP (2011 est.) 12.9% of GDP (2010 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: 2.4% highest 10%: 36.1% (2009 est.)

Imports [time series]

$5.187 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 127 $4.997 billion (2011 est.)

Imports - commodities [time series]

capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals

Imports - partners [time series]

Kenya 15.6%, UAE 15.4%, China 12.8%, India 11.7%, South Africa 4.1%, Japan 4% (2012)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

3.6% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 78

Industries [time series]

sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

14% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 210 18.7% (2011 est.)

Labor force [time series]

16.83 million (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 37

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 82% industry: 5% services: 13% (1999 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$7.727 billion (31 December 2011) country comparison to the world: 99 $1.788 billion (31 December 2010) $3.745 billion (31 December 2010)

Population below poverty line [time series]

24.5% (2009 est.)

Public debt [time series]

26.3% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 122 23.7% of GDP (2011 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$3.167 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 107 $2.617 billion (31 December 2011 est.) note: excludes gold

Stock of broad money [time series]

$4.162 billion (31 December 2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 132 $4.058 billion (31 December 2010 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]

$NA

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home [time series]

$NA

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$3.042 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 124 $2.927 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$2.015 billion (31 December 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 124 $1.831 billion (31 December 2011 est.)

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

14.8% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 195

Unemployment rate [time series]

NA%

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

3.244 million Mt (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 137

Crude oil - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 196

Crude oil - imports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 133

Crude oil - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 139

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

2.5 billion bbl (1 January 2010 es) country comparison to the world: 34

Electricity - consumption [time series]

2.192 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 139

Electricity - exports [time series]

75 million kWh (2010) country comparison to the world: 78

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

31.5% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 179

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

65.3% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 29

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 193

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

3.2% of total installed capacity (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 53

Electricity - imports [time series]

29 million kWh (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 100

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

539,000 kW (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 136

Electricity - production [time series]

2.406 billion kWh (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 132

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

0 cu m (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 202

Natural gas - exports [time series]

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 197

Natural gas - imports [time series]

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 141

Natural gas - production [time series]

0 cu m (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 201

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

14.16 billion cu m (1 January 2013 es) country comparison to the world: 79

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

16,930 bbl/day (2011 est.) country comparison to the world: 139

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 138

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

22,990 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 99

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

0 bbl/day (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 138

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 241,038 sq km country comparison to the world: 81 land: 197,100 sq km water: 43,938 sq km

Area - comparative [time series]

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)

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; widespread poaching

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification

Total water withdrawal (Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)) [time series]

total: 0.32 cu km/yr (41%/16%/43%) per capita: 12.31 cu m/yr (2005)

Geographic coordinates [time series]

1 00 N, 32 00 E

Geography - note [time series]

landlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers

Irrigated land [time series]

144.2 sq km (2010)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 2,698 km border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, South Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: 27.94% permanent crops: 9.11% other: 62.95% (2011)

Location [time series]

East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Map references [time series]

Africa

Maritime claims [time series]

none (landlocked)

Natural hazards [time series]

Natural resources [time series]

copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold

Terrain [time series]

mostly plateau with rim of mountains

Total renewable water resources [time series]

66 cu km (2011)

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

111 districts and 1 capital city*; Abim, Adjumani, Agago, Alebtong, Amolatar, Amudat, Amuria, Amuru, Apac, Arua, Budaka, Bududa, Bugiri, Buhweju, Buikwe, Bukedea, Bukomansimbi, Bukwa, Bulambuli, Bulisa, Bundibugyo, Bushenyi, Busia, Butaleja, Butambala, Buvuma, Buyende, Dokolo, Gomba, Gulu, Hoima, Ibanda, Iganga, Isingiro, Jinja, Kaabong, Kabale, Kabarole, Kaberamaido, Kalangala, Kaliro, Kalungu, Kampala*, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi, Kayunga, Kibale, Kiboga, Kibuku, Kiruhura, Kiryandongo, Kisoro, Kitgum, Koboko, Kole, Kotido, Kumi, Kween, Kyankwanzi, Kyegegwa, Kyenjojo, Lamwo, Lira, Luuka, Luwero, Lwengo, Lyantonde, Manafwa, Maracha, Masaka, Masindi, Mayuge, Mbale, Mbarara, Mitoma, Mityana, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakapiripirit, Nakaseke, Nakasongola, Namayingo, Namutumba, Napak, Nebbi, Ngora, Ntoroko, Ntungamo, Nwoya, Otuke, Oyam, Pader, Pallisa, Rakai, Rubirizi, Rukungiri, Sembabule, Serere, Sheema, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, Wakiso, Yumbe, Zombo

Capital [time series]

name: Kampala geographic coordinates: 0 19 N, 32 33 E time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Constitution [time series]

several previous; latest adopted 27 September 1995, promulgated 8 October 1995; amended many times, last in 2005 (2011)

Country name [time series]

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

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Scott H. DELISI (since 18 July 2012) embassy: 1577 Ggaba Road, Kampala mailing address: P. O. Box 7007, Kampala telephone: [256] (414) 259 791 through 93, 95 FAX: [256] (414) 259-794

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Oliver WONEKHA (since 6 June 2013) chancery: 5911 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011 telephone: [1] (202) 726-7100 through 7102, 0416 FAX: [1] (202) 726-1727

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power on 26 January 1986); Vice President Edward SSEKANDI (since 24 May 2011) note - the president is both chief of state and head of government head of government: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power on 26 January 1986); Prime Minister Amama MBABAZI (since 24 May 2011); note - the prime minister assists the president in the supervision of the cabinet cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among elected legislators (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website) elections: president reelected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held on 18 February 2011 (next to be held in 2016) election results: Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI elected president; percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI 68.4%, Kizza BESIGYE 26.0%, other 5.6%

Flag (Flag description) [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 grey crowned crane (the national symbol) facing the hoist side; black symbolizes the African people, yellow sunshine and vitality, red African brotherhood; the crane was the military badge of Ugandan soldiers under the UK

Government type [time series]

republic

Independence [time series]

9 October 1962 (from the UK)

International law organization participation [time series]

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation [time series]

ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Supreme Court of Uganda (consists of the chief justice and 5 justices) judge selection and term of office: justices appointed by the president in consultation with the Judicial Service Commission (a 9-member independent advisory body) and with approval of the National Assembly; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 70 subordinate courts: Court of Appeal (also sits as the Constitutional Court); High Court (includes 10 High Court Circuits and 7 High Court Divisions); Chief Magistrate Grade One and Grade Two Courts

Legal system [time series]

mixed legal system of English common law and customary law

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral National Assembly (375 seats; 238 members elected by popular vote, 112 women directly elected, 25 nominated by legally established special interest groups [army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5], additional ex-officio members may be nominated by the president; members serve five-year terms) elections: last held on 18 February 2011 (next to be held in 2016) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NRM 263, FDC 34, DP 12, UPC 10, UPDF 10, CP 1, JEEMA 1, independents 43, vacant 1; note - UPDF is the Uganda People's Defense Force

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty!" lyrics/music: George Wilberforce KAKOMOA note: adopted 1962

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 9 October (1962)

National symbol(s) [time series]

grey crowned crane

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

Conservative Party or CP [Ken LUKYAMUZI] Democratic Party or DP [Norbert MAO] Forum for Democratic Change or FDC [Muntu MUGISHA] Inter-Party Co-operation or IPC (a coalition of opposition groups) Justice Forum or JEEMA [Asuman BASALIRWA] National Resistance Movement or NRM [Yoweri MUSEVENI] Peoples Progressive Party or PPP [Bidandi SSALI] Ugandan People's Congress or UPC [Olara OTUNNU] note: a national referendum in July 2005 opened the way for Uganda's transition to a multi-party political system

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

Lord's Resistance Army or LRA [Joseph KONY] Parliamentary Advocacy Forum or PAFO National Association of Women Organizations in Uganda or NAWOU [Florence NEKYON] The Ugandan Coalition for Political Accountability to Women or COPAW

Suffrage [time series]

18 years of age; universal

Introduction

Background [time series]

The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences prevented the establishment of a working political community after independence was achieved 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 under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. A constitutional referendum in 2005 cancelled a 19-year ban on multi-party politics.

Military

Manpower available for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 7,249,271 females age 16-49: 7,025,439 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 4,313,068 females age 16-49: 4,200,901 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]

male: 423,923 female: 420,236 (2010 est.)

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF): Land Forces (includes Marine Unit), Uganda Air Force (2013)

Military expenditures [time series]

1.8% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 80

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18-26 years of age for voluntary military duty; 18-30 years of age for professionals; no conscription; 9-year service obligation; the government has stated that while recruitment under 18 years of age could occur with proper consent, "no person under the apparent age of 18 years shall be enrolled in the armed forces"; Ugandan citizenship and secondary education required (2012)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 48.9% (male 8,467,172/female 8,519,723) 15-24 years: 21.2% (male 3,658,564/female 3,707,462) 25-54 years: 25.5% (male 4,431,852/female 4,432,393) 55-64 years: 2.3% (male 383,364/female 427,512) 65 years and over: 2.1% (male 323,508/female 407,259) (2013 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

44.5 births/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 3

Child labor - children ages 5-14 [time series]

total number: 117,266 percentage: 25 % note: data represents children ages 5-17 working in the (2010 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]

16.4% (2006) country comparison to the world: 46

Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]

30% (2011)

Death rate [time series]

11.26 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 35

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 103.3 % youth dependency ratio: 98.4 % elderly dependency ratio: 4.9 % potential support ratio: 20.3 (2013)

Drinking water source [time series]

improved: urban: 95% of population rural: 68% of population total: 72% of population unimproved: urban: 5% of population rural: 32% of population total: 28% of population (2010 est.)

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

3.3% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 134

Ethnic groups [time series]

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%, other 29.6% (2002 census)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

6.5% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 10

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

64,000 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 8

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

1.2 million (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 8

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

9.5% of GDP (2011) country comparison to the world: 32

Hospital bed density [time series]

0.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 62.47 deaths/1,000 live births country comparison to the world: 22 male: 72 deaths/1,000 live births female: 52.66 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Languages [time series]

English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or 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

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 53.98 years country comparison to the world: 208 male: 52.65 years female: 55.35 years (2013 est.)

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 73.2% male: 82.6% female: 64.6% (2010 est.)

Major infectious diseases [time series]

degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and trypanosomiasis-Gambiense (African sleeping sickness) water contact disease: schistosomiasis animal contact disease: rabies (2013)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

KAMPALA (capital) 1.535 million (2009)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

310 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) country comparison to the world: 37

Median age [time series]

total: 15.5 years male: 15.4 years female: 15.5 years (2013 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth [time series]

18.9 note: Median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Ugandan(s) adjective: Ugandan

Net migration rate [time series]

-0.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 110

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

4.3% (2008) country comparison to the world: 167

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

0.12 physicians/1,000 population (2005)

Population [time series]

34,758,809 (July 2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 37 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected

Population growth rate [time series]

3.32% (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 5

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census)

Sanitation facility access [time series]

improved: urban: 34% of population rural: 34% of population total: 34% of population unimproved: urban: 66% of population rural: 66% of population total: 66% of population (2010 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]

total: 11 years male: 11 years female: 11 years (2009)

Sex ratio [time series]

at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate [time series]

6.06 children born/woman (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 4

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]

total: 5.4% (2009) country comparison to the world: 131

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 15.6% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 5.74% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

Uganda is subject to armed fighting among hostile ethnic groups, rebels, armed gangs, militias, and various government forces that extend across its borders; Ugandan refugees as well as members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) seek shelter in southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Garamba National Park; LRA forces have also attacked Kenyan villages across the border

Refugees and internally displaced persons [time series]

refugees (country of origin): 127,021 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 14,684 (Rwanda); 11,135 (South Sudan); 10,728 (Burundi); 7,910 (Sudan) (2012); 18,253 (Somalia) (2013) IDPs: 30,000 (displacement in northern Uganda because of fighting between government forces and the Lord's Resistance Army; as of 2011, most of the 1.8 million people displaced to IDP camps at the height of the conflict had returned home or resettled, but many had not found durable solutions) (2011)

Transportation

Airports [time series]

47 (2013) country comparison to the world: 93

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 5 over 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 42 over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 8 914 to 1,523 m: 26 under 914 m: 7 (2013)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell

Railways [time series]

total: 1,244 km country comparison to the world: 83 narrow gauge: 1,244 km 1.000-m gauge (2008)

Roadways [time series]

total: 20,000 km (does not include local roads) country comparison to the world: 109 paved: 3,264 km unpaved: 16,736 km (2011)

Waterways [time series]

(there are no long navigable stretches of river in Uganda; parts of the Albert Nile that flow out of Lake Albert in the northwestern part of the country are navigable; several lakes including Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga have substantial traffic; Lake Albert is navigable along a 200-km stretch from its northern tip to its southern shores) (2011)