Capital Kampala

Area 241,038 sq km
93,065 sq mi

People
Population 31,367,972 (2008 estimate)

Population growth
Population growth rate 3.60 percent (2008 estimate)

Projected population in 2025 56,744,814 (2025 estimate)

Projected population in 2050 128,007,514 (2050 estimate)


Population density 157 persons per sq km (2008 estimate)
407 persons per sq mi (2008 estimate)


Urban/rural distribution
Share urban 12 percent (2005 estimate)

Share rural 88 percent (2005 estimate)


Largest cities, with population 
Kampala 1,246,000 (2003 estimate)

Jinja 86,520 (2002)

Mbale 70,437 (2002)

Entebbe 57,518 (2002)

Ethnic groups
Ganda 18 percent

Nyankole 10 percent

Kiga 8 percent

Soga 8 percent

Iteso 6 percent

Langi 6 percent

Acholi 4 percent

Other 40 percent

Languages
English (official), Luganda, Swahili, other Bantu and Nilo-Saharan languages

Religious affiliations
Roman Catholic 41 percent

Anglican 40 percent

Ethnoreligionists or indigenous beliefs 4 percent

Muslim 5 percent

Other 10 percentGovernment
Form of government Republic

Head of state President

Head of government President
Legislature Unicameral legislature

National Parliament: 308 members

Voting qualifications Universal at age 18

Constitution 8 October 1995

Highest court Supreme Court

Armed forces
Total number of military personnel 45,000 (2004)

Military expenditures as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) 2.4 percent (2003)

 

First-level political divisions 69 districts

Economy
Gross domestic product (GDP, in U.S.$) $9.4 billion (2006)

GDP per capita (U.S.$) $315 (2006)

GDP by economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 32.3 percent (2006)

Industry 18.4 percent (2006)


Health and Education
Life expectancy 
Total 52.3 years (2008 estimate)

Female 53.4 years (2008 estimate)

Male 51.3 years (2008 estimate)

Infant mortality rate 66 deaths per 1,000 live births (2008 estimate)

Population per physician 12,086 people (2004)

Population per hospital bed 1,091 people (1991)

Literacy rate
Total 71.6 percent (2005 estimate)

Female 62.7 percent (2005 estimate)

Male 80.7 percent (2005 estimate)

Education expenditure as a share of gross national product (GNP) 2.3 percent (1999-2000)

Number of years of compulsory schooling Not available

Number of students per teacher, primary school 53 students per teacher (2002-2003)



Services 49.2 percent (2006)

Employment
Number of workers 12,608,589 (2006)


Workforce share of economic sector
Agriculture, forestry, fishing 69 percent (2003)

Industry 8 percent (2003)

Services 22 percent (2003)

Unemployment rate 3.2 percent (2003)


National budget (U.S.$)
Total revenue $1,263 million (2006)

Total expenditure $1,633 million (2006)


Monetary unit
1 Uganda shilling (USh), consisting of 100 cents

Major trade partners for exports
Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, United States, and Spain


Major trade partners for imports
Kenya, South Africa, United Kingdom, India, and United States


Energy, Communications, and Transportation
Electricity production
Electricity from thermal sources 0.40 percent (2003 estimate)

Electricity from hydroelectric sources 99.60 percent (2003 estimate)

Electricity from nuclear sources 0 percent (2003 estimate)

Electricity from geothermal, solar, and wind sources 0 percent (2003 estimate)


Number of radios per 1,000 people 130 (1997)

Number of telephones per 1,000 people 4 (2005)

Number of televisions per 1,000 people 26 (2000 estimate)

Number of Internet hosts per 10,000 people 1 (2003)

Daily newspaper circulation per 1,000 people 2 (1996)

Number of motor vehicles per 1,000 people 5.3 (1999)

Paved road as a share of total roads 23 percent (2003)