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UGANDA

Š Hannah Moore

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UGANDA

Uganda’s Fact File Transportation: Ports and terminals:

46 airports, railway network: 1,244 km, road network: 70,746 km entebbe, Jinja, port Bell

Politics Government type:

republic

Independence:

9 october 1962 (from the uK)

Legal system:

mixed legal system of english common law and customary law

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

Elections:

president reelected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held on 18 February 2011 (next to be held in 2016)

Judicial branch:

Court of appeal and high Court

Economy at a Glance €37.25 billion (2011 est.)

GDP per capita:

€1,031 (2011 est.)

Official Name:

republic of uganda

GDP real growth rate: 6.7% (2011 est.)

Location:

east-Central africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic republic of the Congo

GDP contributions by sector:

Capital:

Kampala

Border countries:

Democratic republic of the Congo, Kenya, rwanda, south sudan, tanzania

Industries:

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

Climate:

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

Total exports:

€2,047 billion (2011 est.)

Population:

33,640,833 (2012 est.)

Ethnic Groups:

Baganda 16.9%, Banyakole 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%

Religions:

roman Catholic 41.9%, protestant 42%, muslim 12.1%

Official Language:

english

Currency:

ugandan shilling (uGX)

Area:

total: 241,038 sq km Land: 197,100 sq km Water: 43,938 sq km

Terrain:

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GDP (purchasing power parity):

mostly plateau with rim of mountains

Export commodities: Exports major partners:

Total imports: Import commodities: Imports major partners:

agriculture (22%), industry (25.4%), services (52.6%)

Coffee, fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers, horticultural products, gold sudan 15%, Kenya 10%, rwanda 8.3%, uae 7.8%, Democratic republic of the Congo 7.6%, netherlands 6%, Germany 5.7% (2011) €4,040 billion (2011 est.)

Capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals Kenya 15.3%, uae 14.4%, india 9.5%, China 9.5%, south africa 5.6%, Japan 4.5% (2011) Source: www.cia.gov

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• ministry making progress in upgrading healthcare system • Continued Drive to upgrade healthcare

Health & Pharma

“We want to strengthen Uganda’s health system as a whole not only by forming new partnerships with foreign investors and institutions, but also by building on the partnerships we already have.”

Hon. Dr. Christine Ondoa, Minister of Health

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