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Uganda

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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 [time series]
total: 6 million | percent of population: 16.8% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 57
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 7, FM 33, shortwave 2 (2001)
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-line 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 [time series]
total subscriptions: 320,000 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 114
Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]
total: 20.4 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 57 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 57
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
8 (plus 1 repeater) (2001)
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]
coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (manioc, tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses, cut flowers; beef, goat meat, milk, poultry
Budget [time series]
revenues: $3.434 billion | expenditures: $4.431 billion (2014 est.)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]
-3.8% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 137
Central bank discount rate [time series]
14% (December 2014) | 14.5% (31 December 2013) | country comparison to the world: 10
Commercial bank prime lending rate [time series]
20.7% (31 December 2014 est.) | 22% (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 13
Current account balance [time series]
-$2.082 billion (2014 est.) | -$1.696 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 150
Debt - external [time series]
$4.095 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $3.594 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 125
Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income (Distribution of family income - Gini index) [time series]
39.5 (2013) | 45.7 (2002) | country comparison to the world: 46
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. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing over two-thirds 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. The global economic downturn in 2008 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, although lower oil prices since 2014 and protracted negotiations and legal disputes between the Ugandan government and oil companies may prove a stumbling block to further exploration and development. Instability in South Sudan is a risk for the Ugandan economy because Uganda is a key destination for Sudanese refugees and South Sudan is Uganda's main export partner. Unreliable power, high energy costs, inadequate transportation infrastructure, and corruption inhibit economic development and investor confidence. During 2014 to 2015 the Uganda shilling depreciated against the dollar, and this, coupled with increased public debt, has severely impeded production, especially since Uganda imports most of its capital goods.
Exchange rates [time series]
Ugandan shillings (UGX) per US dollar - | 2,600.3 (2014 est.) | 2,586.5 (2013 est.) | 2,505.6 (2012 est.) | 2,522.8 (2011 est.) | 2,177.6 (2010 est.)
Exports [time series]
$2.66 billion (2014 est.) | $2.829 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 133
Exports - commodities [time series]
coffee, fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers, horticultural products; gold
Exports - partners [time series]
Rwanda 10.1%, UAE 9.8%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.3%, Kenya 9.1%, Netherlands 6%, Germany 5.7%, Italy 5.5%, China 5.3% (2014)
Fiscal year [time series]
1 July - 30 June
GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]
$27.62 billion (2014 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]
$76.94 billion (2014 est.) | $73.35 billion (2013 est.) | $70.6 billion (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 98
GDP - composition, by end use [time series]
household consumption: 78.9% | government consumption: 8.8% | investment in fixed capital: 24.2% | investment in inventories: 0.2% | exports of goods and services: 21% | imports of goods and services: -33.2% | (2014 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]
agriculture: 21.9% | industry: 26.7% | services: 51.3% (2014 est.)
Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]
$2,000 (2014 est.) | $1,900 (2013 est.) | $1,900 (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 209
Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]
4.9% (2014 est.) | 3.9% (2013 est.) | 2.6% (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 36
Gross national saving [time series]
24.3% of GDP (2014 est.) | 22.9% of GDP (2013 est.) | 21.6% of GDP (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 112
Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]
lowest 10%: 2.4% | highest 10%: 36.1% (2009 est.)
Imports [time series]
$4.714 billion (2014 est.) | $4.512 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 130
Imports - commodities [time series]
capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals
Imports - partners [time series]
Kenya 18.3%, UAE 14.3%, India 12.8%, China 11.3%, Japan 4.4% (2014)
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
5% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 52
Industries [time series]
sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
4.7% (2014 est.) | 5.5% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 167
Labor force [time series]
18 million (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 34
Labor force - by occupation [time series]
agriculture: 82% | industry: 5% | services: 13% (1999 est.)
Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]
$7.294 billion (31 December 2012 est.) | $7.727 billion (31 December 2011 est.) | $1.788 billion (31 December 2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 80
Population below poverty line [time series]
19.7% (2013 est.)
Public debt [time series]
35.7% of GDP (2014 est.) | 34.2% of GDP (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 110
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]
$3.246 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $3.122 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | note: excludes gold | country comparison to the world: 103
Stock of broad money [time series]
$4.262 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $3.705 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 139
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]
$3.777 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $3.332 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 127
Stock of narrow money [time series]
$2.451 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $2.218 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 125
Taxes and other revenues [time series]
13.2% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 202
Unemployment rate [time series]
NA%
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]
2.548 million Mt (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 145
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: 134
Crude oil - production [time series]
0 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 137
Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]
2.5 billion bbl (July 6, 1905) | country comparison to the world: 34
Electricity - consumption [time series]
2.284 billion kWh (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 138
Electricity - exports [time series]
70 million kWh (2011) | country comparison to the world: 84
Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]
21% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 192
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]
59.9% of total installed capacity (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 19
Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]
0% of total installed capacity (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 195
Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]
19.2% of total installed capacity (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 65
Electricity - imports [time series]
36 million kWh (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 105
Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]
711,400 kW (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 132
Electricity - production [time series]
2.493 billion kWh (2011 est.) | country comparison to the world: 133
Natural gas - consumption [time series]
0 cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 202
Natural gas - exports [time series]
0 cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 197
Natural gas - imports [time series]
0 cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 142
Natural gas - production [time series]
0 cu m (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 201
Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]
14.16 billion cu m (1 January 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 77
Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]
18,180 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 135
Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]
0 bbl/day (2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 139
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: 203
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 241,038 sq km | land: 197,100 sq km | water: 43,938 sq km | country comparison to the world: 81
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: 2,729 km | border countries (5): Democratic Republic of the Congo 877 km, Kenya 814 km, Rwanda 172 km, South Sudan 475 km, Tanzania 391 km
Land use [time series]
agricultural land: 71.2% | arable land 34.3%; permanent crops 11.3%; permanent pasture 25.6% | forest: 14.5% | other: 14.3% (2011 est.)
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]
NA
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, Buliisa, 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, Kibaale, 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, Mitooma, 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 29 September 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 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 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 supervising the cabinet | cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among elected members of the National Assembly | elections/appointments: president directly elected by absolute majority popular vote in 2 rounds if needed for a 5-year term (limited to 2 terms); election last held on 18 February 2011 (next to be held in 2016) | election results: Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI reelected president; percent of vote - Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (NRM) 68.4%, Kizza BESIGYE (FDC) 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; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
International organization participation [time series]
ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, 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 7 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]
description: unicameral National Assembly or Parliament (338 seats; 238 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 112 for women - directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, and 25 "representatives" reserved for special interest groups - army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5; there are 13 ex-officio members appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms) | elections: last held on 18 February 2011 (next to be held in March 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, independent 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; national colors: black, yellow, red
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] | 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]
Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]
Activists for Change or A4C | National Association of Women Organizations in Uganda or NAWOU [Florence NEKYON] | Parliamentary Advocacy Forum or PAFO | 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 and lifted presidential term limits.
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]
2.2% of GDP (2013) | 1.45% of GDP (2012) | 3.73% of GDP (2011) | 1.45% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 67
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: 48.47% (male 8,966,494/female 9,015,302) | 15-24 years: 21.16% (male 3,892,004/female 3,958,998) | 25-54 years: 25.91% (male 4,808,534/female 4,803,040) | 55-64 years: 2.43% (male 431,112/female 470,359) | 65 years and over: 2.04% (male 332,724/female 423,178) (2015 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
43.79 births/1,000 population (2015 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 (2010 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight [time series]
14.1% (2011) | country comparison to the world: 51
Contraceptive prevalence rate [time series]
30% (2011)
Death rate [time series]
10.69 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 36
Dependency ratios [time series]
total dependency ratio: 102.3% | youth dependency ratio: 97.3% | elderly dependency ratio: 5% | potential support ratio: 19.9% (2015 est.)
Drinking water source [time series]
urban: 95.5% of population | rural: 75.8% of population | total: 79% of population | urban: 4.5% of population | rural: 24.2% of population | total: 21% of population (2015 est.)
Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]
3.3% of GDP (2012) | country comparison to the world: 131
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]
7.25% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 10
HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]
32,900 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 10
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]
1,486,600 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 7
Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]
9.8% of GDP (2013) | country comparison to the world: 58
Hospital bed density [time series]
0.5 beds/1,000 population (2010)
Infant mortality rate [time series]
total: 59.21 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 68.39 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 49.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 21
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: 54.93 years | male: 53.54 years | female: 56.36 years (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 211
Literacy [time series]
definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 78.4% | male: 85.3% | female: 71.5% (2015 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) 1.936 million (2015)
Median age [time series]
total: 15.6 years | male: 15.6 years | female: 15.7 years (2015 est.)
Nationality [time series]
noun: Ugandan(s) | adjective: Ugandan
Net migration rate [time series]
-0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 143
Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]
3.9% (2014) | country comparison to the world: 167
Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]
0.12 physicians/1,000 population (2005)
Population [time series]
37,101,745 | 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 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 36
Population growth rate [time series]
3.24% (2015 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]
urban: 28.5% of population | rural: 17.3% of population | total: 19.1% of population | urban: 71.5% of population | rural: 82.7% of population | total: 80.9% of population (2015 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) [time series]
total: 10 years | male: 10 years | female: 10 years (2011)
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female | 0-14 years: 1 male(s)/female | 15-24 years: 0.98 male(s)/female | 25-54 years: 1 male(s)/female | 55-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female | 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female | total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
5.89 children born/woman (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 5
Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]
total: 5.4% (2009 est.) | country comparison to the world: 125
Urbanization [time series]
urban population: 16.1% of total population (2015) | rate of urbanization: 5.43% 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): 190,612 (South Sudan); 187,838 (Democratic Republic of Congo); 28,005 (Somalia); 16,601 (Rwanda); 26,106 (Burundi) (2015) | IDPs: 30,136 (displaced 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; intercommunal violence and cattle raids) (2014)
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 | 7 (2013)
Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]
lake port(s): Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell (Lake Victoria)
Railways [time series]
total: 1,244 km | narrow gauge: 1,244 km 1.000-m gauge (2014) | country comparison to the world: 83
Roadways [time series]
total: 20,000 km (excludes local roads) | paved: 3,264 km | unpaved: 16,736 km (2011) | country comparison to the world: 109
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)