{"id":1181,"date":"2013-04-17T18:09:34","date_gmt":"2013-04-17T18:09:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fortuneofafrica.com\/ug\/profile-of-uganda\/"},"modified":"2013-04-17T18:09:34","modified_gmt":"2013-04-17T18:09:34","slug":"profile-of-uganda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afrifacto.com\/ug\/profile-of-uganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Profile of Uganda"},"content":{"rendered":"

Uganda is a landlocked country bordered by Kenya in the east, South Sudan in the north, Democratic Republic of the Congo in the west, Rwanda in the southwest and Tanzania in the south. Uganda occupies most of the Lake Victoria Basin.<\/p>\n

Land Area in Uganda<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Water and swamps:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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43,942 square kilometres<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Forests:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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34,542 square kilometres<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Agriculture:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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137,620 square kilometres<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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National parks and game reserves:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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24,935 square kilometres<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Total Land Area:<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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241,039 square kilometres<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Districts:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uganda has 111 districts. Kaabong with 27,900 square kilometres is the largest district followed by Masindi with 9,326 square kilometres. Bududda with an area of 274 square kilometres is the smallest district followed by Kibuka with 336 square kilometres.<\/p>\n

Mountains<\/strong><\/p>\n

Uganda has two mountains Mount Rwenzori which is 5,119 meters and Mount Elgon which is 4321 meters.<\/p>\n

Longest River: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 River Nile
\nLargest Lake:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Lake Victoria (10,200 square kilometres)
\nBiggest forest: \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Uganda has ten (10) forests; Bodongo Forest is the biggest with 793 square kilometres
\nNumber of National Parks: 10 National Parks with Murchison Falls National Park being the largest covering 4,000 square kilometres.<\/p>\n

Population and Health \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Total population (estimated) : 34,612,250
\nAverage population growth: 3.3%
\nUrban population: 4,445,482
\nUrban growth rate: 4.8%
\nRural population: 30,166,768
\nRural growth rate: 3.1%<\/p>\n

Age and gender structure (2011 estimate)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Age (years)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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per%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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No of Males<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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No of Females<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Total<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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\u00a0 0-14<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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50<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8,692,239<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8,564,571<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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17,256,810<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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15-64<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

48<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8,383,548<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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8,255,473<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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16,639,021<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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65 years and over<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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291,602<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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424,817<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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716,419<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Health<\/strong><\/p>\n

Life expectancy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Male: 52 years
\nFemale: 55 years (est 2012)
\nInfant mortality: 54 deaths per 1,000 live births.
\nNeonatal mortality:\u00a0 27 deaths per 1,000 live births
\nImmunization coverage of children: 52%
\nAnemia in children: 49%
\nHIV prevalence: \u00a06.5%
\nMalaria prevalence: 42% (est 2012)<\/p>\n

Gross Domestic Product 2012<\/strong>
\nGDP (purchasing power parity): US $50.59 billion
\nGDP real growth rate: 4.2%
\nGDP per capita (PPP): US $1,400<\/p>\n

GDP composition by sector<\/strong>
\nAgriculture: 24%
\nIndustry: 26.1%
\nServices: 49.9%<\/p>\n

Currency: Uganda shillings (UGX)<\/p>\n

Business Languages
\n<\/strong>The commercial languages include the following;<\/p>\n

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  • English<\/li>\n
  • Swahili<\/li>\n
  • Luganda<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Key means of transport;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Roads<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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