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ministry works to prepare specialty ministry teams to go into territories where
no one wants to go, and then to tell the Good News. We carry this message
through preaching and provision care ministries.
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Mission Fields
Africa
Uganda: urgent appeal
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Definition
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Background:
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Uganda achieved independence
from the UK 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
another 100,000 lives. During
the 1990s the government
promulgated non-party
presidential and legislative
elections. |
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Location:
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Eastern Africa, west of Kenya |
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Geographic
coordinates:
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1 00 N, 32 00 E |
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Map
references:
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Africa |
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Area:
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total: 236,040 sq km
water: 36,330 sq km
land: 199,710 sq km |
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Area -
comparative:
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slightly smaller than Oregon |
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Land
boundaries:
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total: 2,698 km
border countries:
Democratic Republic of the
Congo 765 km, Kenya 933 km,
Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km,
Tanzania 396 km |
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Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked) |
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Maritime
claims:
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none (landlocked) |
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Climate:
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tropical; generally rainy with
two dry seasons (December to
February, June to August);
semiarid in northeast |
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Terrain:
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mostly plateau with rim of
mountains |
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Elevation
extremes:
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lowest point: Lake
Albert 621 m
highest point:
Margherita Peak on Mount
Stanley 5,110 m |
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Natural
resources:
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copper, cobalt, hydropower,
limestone, salt, arable land |
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Land use:
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arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 9%
other: 66% (1998 est.) |
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Irrigated
land:
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90 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural
hazards:
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NA |
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Environment -
current issues:
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draining of wetlands for
agricultural use;
deforestation; overgrazing;
soil erosion; water hyacinth
infestation in Lake Victoria;
poaching is widespread |
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Environment -
international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity,
Climate Change,
Desertification, Endangered
Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law
of the Sea, Marine Life
Conservation, Nuclear Test
Ban, Ozone Layer Protection,
Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Environmental Modification |
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Geography -
note:
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landlocked; fertile,
well-watered country with many
lakes and rivers |
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Population:
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24,699,073
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 and death rates,
lower population and growth
rates, and changes in the
distribution of population by
age and sex than would
otherwise be expected (July
2002 est.) |
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Age
structure:
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0-14 years: 50.9% (male
6,314,371; female 6,265,681)
15-64 years: 47% (male
5,803,430; female 5,789,713)
65 years and over: 2.1%
(male 247,798; female 278,080)
(2002 est.) |
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Population
growth rate:
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2.94% (2002 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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47.15 births/1,000 population
(2002 est.) |
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Death rate:
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17.53 deaths/1,000 population
(2002 est.) |
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Net migration
rate:
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-0.28 migrant(s)/1,000
population
note: according to the
UNHCR, by the end of 2001,
Uganda was host to 178,815
refugees from a number of
neighboring countries,
including: Sudan 155,996,
Rwanda 14,375, and Democratic
Republic of the Congo 7,459
(2002 est.) |
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01
male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89
male(s)/female
total population: 1
male(s)/female (2002 est.) |
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Infant
mortality rate:
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89.35 deaths/1,000 live births
(2002 est.) |
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Life
expectancy at birth:
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total population: 43.81
years
female: 44.67 years
(2002 est.)
male: 42.97 years |
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Total
fertility rate:
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6.8 children born/woman (2002
est.) |
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HIV/AIDS -
adult prevalence rate:
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6.1% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS -
people living with HIV/AIDS:
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1.1 million (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS -
deaths:
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110,000 (1999 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Ugandan(s)
adjective: Ugandan |
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Ethnic
groups:
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Baganda 17%, Ankole 8%, Basoga
8%, Iteso 8%, Bakiga 7%, Langi
6%, Rwanda 6%, Bagisu 5%,
Acholi 4%, Lugbara 4%, Batoro
3%, Bunyoro 3%, Alur 2%,
Bagwere 2%, Bakonjo 2%,
Jopodhola 2%, Karamojong 2%,
Rundi 2%, non-African
(European, Asian, Arab) 1%,
other 8% |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant
33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous
beliefs 18% |
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Languages:
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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 |
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and
over can read and write
total population: 62.7%
male: 74%
female: 54% (2000 est.) |
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Country name:
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conventional long form:
Republic of Uganda
conventional short form:
Uganda |
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Government
type:
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republic |
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Capital:
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Kampala |
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Administrative
divisions:
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45 districts; Adjumani, Apac,
Arua, Bugiri, Bundibugyo,
Bushenyi, Busia, Gulu, Hoima,
Iganga, Jinja, Kabale,
Kabarole, Kalangala, Kampala,
Kamuli, Kapchorwa, Kasese,
Katakwi, Kibale, Kiboga,
Kisoro, Kitgum, Kotido, Kumi,
Lira, Luwero, Masaka, Masindi,
Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto, Moyo,
Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono,
Nakasongola, Nebbi, Ntungamo,
Pallisa, Rakai, Rukungiri,
Sembabule, Soroti, Tororo
note: there may be
eleven more districts:
Kaberamaido, Kamwenge, Kanungu,
Kayunga, Kyenjojo, Mayngc,
Nakapiripiti, Pader, Sironko,
Wakiso, Yumbe |
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Independence:
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9 October 1962 (from UK) |
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National
holiday:
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Independence Day, 9 October
(1962) |
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Constitution:
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8 October 1995; adopted by the
interim, 284-member
Constituent Assembly, charged
with debating the draft
constitution that had been
proposed in May 1993; the
Constituent Assembly was
dissolved upon the
promulgation of the
constitution in October 1995 |
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Legal system:
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in 1995, the government
restored the legal system to
one based on English common
law and customary law; accepts
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction,
with reservations |
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Suffrage:
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18 years of age; universal |
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Executive
branch:
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chief of state:
President Lt. Gen. Yoweri
Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing
power 29 January 1986); note -
the president is both chief of
state and head of government
head of government:
President Lt. Gen. Yoweri
Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing
power 29 January 1986); Prime
Minister Apollo NSIBAMBI
(since 5 April 1999); note -
the president is both chief of
state and head of government;
the prime minister assists the
president in the supervision
of the cabinet
cabinet: Cabinet
appointed by the president
from among elected legislators
election results: Lt.
Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI
elected president; percent of
vote - Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta
MUSEVENI 69.3%, Kizza BESIGYE
27.8%
elections: president
reelected by popular vote for
a five-year term; election
last held 12 March 2001 (next
to be held NA 2006); note -
first popular election for
president since independence
in 1962 was held in 1996;
prime minister appointed by
the president |
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Legislative
branch:
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unicameral National Assembly
(303 members - 214 directly
elected by popular vote, 81
nominated by legally
established special interest
groups [women 56, army 10,
disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5],
8 ex officio members; members
serve five-year terms)
election results:
percent of vote by party -
NA%; seats by party - NA; note
- election campaigning by
party was not permitted
elections: last held 26
June 2001 (next to be held May
or June 2006); |
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Judicial
branch:
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Court of Appeal (judges are
appointed by the president and
approved by the legislature);
High Court (judges are
appointed by the president) |
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Political
parties and leaders:
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only one political
organization, the National
Resistance Movement or NRM
[President MUSEVENI, chairman]
is allowed to operate
unfettered; note - the
president maintains that the
NRM is not a political party,
but a movement which claims
the loyalty of all Ugandans
note: the new
constitution requires the
suspension of political
parties while the Movement
organization is in governance;
of the political parties that
exist but are prohibited from
sponsoring candidates, the
most important are the Ugandan
People's Congress or UPC
[Milton OBOTE]; Democratic
Party or DP [Paul SSEMOGERERE];
Conservative Party or CP
[Joshua S. MAYANJA-NKANGI];
Justice Forum [Muhammad
Kibirige MAYANJA]; and
National Democrats Forum [Chapaa
KARUHANGA] |
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Political
pressure groups and leaders:
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NA |
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International
organization participation:
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ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, EADB, ECA,
FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,
ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF,
Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO
(correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAU,
OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD,
UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU,
WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO,
WTrO |
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Diplomatic
representation in the US:
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chief of mission:
Ambassador Edith Grace
SSEMPALA
FAX: [1] (202) 726-1727
telephone: [1] (202)
726-7100 through 7102, 0416
chancery: 5911 16th
Street NW, Washington, DC
20011 |
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Diplomatic
representation from the US:
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chief of mission:
Ambassador Martin G. BRENNAN
embassy: Ggaba, Plot
1577, Kampala
mailing address: P. O.
Box 7007, Kampala
telephone: [256] (41)
259791 through 259795
FAX: [256] (41) 259794 |
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Flag
description:
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six equal horizontal bands of
black (top), yellow, red,
black, yellow, and red; a
white disk is superimposed at
the center and depicts a
red-crested crane (the
national symbol) facing the
hoist side |
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Economy -
overview:
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Uganda has substantial natural
resources, including fertile
soils, regular rainfall, and
sizable mineral deposits of
copper and cobalt. Agriculture
is the most important sector
of the economy, employing over
80% of the work force. Coffee
is the major export crop and
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. During 1990-2001,
the economy turned in a solid
performance based on continued
investment in the
rehabilitation of
infrastructure, improved
incentives for production and
exports, reduced inflation,
gradually improved domestic
security, and the return of
exiled Indian-Ugandan
entrepreneurs. Ongoing Ugandan
involvement in the war in the
Democratic Republic of the
Congo, corruption within the
government, and slippage in
the government's determination
to press reforms raise doubts
about the continuation of
strong growth. In 2000, Uganda
qualified for enhanced Highly
Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC)
debt relief worth $1.3 billion
and Paris Club debt relief
worth $145 million. These
amounts combined with the
original HIPC debt relief
added up to about $2 billion.
Growth for 2001 was held back
because of a continued decline
in the price of coffee,
Uganda's principal export. |
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GDP:
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purchasing power parity - $29
billion (2001 est.) |
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GDP - real
growth rate:
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5.1% (2001 est.) |
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GDP - per
capita:
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purchasing power parity -
$1,200 (2001 est.) |
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GDP -
composition by sector:
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agriculture: 44%
industry: 18%
services: 38% (2000
est.) |
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Population
below poverty line:
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35% (2001 est.) |
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Household
income or consumption by
percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 21% (2000) |
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Distribution
of family income - Gini
index:
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37.4 (1996) |
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Inflation
rate (consumer prices):
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3.5% (2001 est.) |
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Labor force:
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12 million (2001 est.) |
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Labor force -
by occupation:
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agriculture 82%, industry 5%,
services 13% (1999 est.) |
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Unemployment
rate:
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NA% |
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Budget:
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revenues: $959 million
expenditures: $1.04
billion, including capital
expenditures of $NA (FY98/99
est.) |
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Industries:
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sugar, brewing, tobacco,
cotton textiles, cement |
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Industrial
production growth rate:
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7% (1999) |
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Electricity -
production:
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1.599 billion kWh (2000) |
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Electricity -
production by source:
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fossil fuel: 0.94%
hydro: 99.06%
other: 0% (2000)
nuclear: 0% |
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Electricity -
consumption:
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1.314 billion kWh (2000) |
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Electricity -
exports:
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174 million kWh (2000) |
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Electricity -
imports:
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1 million kWh (2000) |
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Agriculture -
products:
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coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco,
cassava (tapioca), potatoes,
corn, millet, pulses; beef,
goat meat, milk, poultry, cut
flowers |
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Exports:
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$367 million (f.o.b., 2001) |
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Exports -
commodities:
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coffee, fish and fish
products, tea; gold, cotton,
flowers, horticultural
products |
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Exports -
partners:
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Germany 12.0%, Netherlands
10.2%, US 8.7%, Spain 8.0%,
Belgium 7.1% (2000) |
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Imports:
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$1.26 billion (f.o.b., 2001) |
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Imports -
commodities:
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capital equipment, vehicles,
petroleum, medical supplies;
cereals |
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Imports -
partners:
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Kenya 43.1%, US 7.0%, India
6.8%, South Africa 6.1%, Japan
3.4% (2000) |
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Debt -
external:
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$3.4 billion (2001 est.) |
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Economic aid
- recipient:
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$1.4 billion (2000) |
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Currency:
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Ugandan shilling (UGX) |
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Currency
code:
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UGX |
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Exchange
rates:
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Ugandan shillings per US
dollar - 1,738.7 (January
2002), 1,755.7 (2001), 1,644.5
(2000), 1,454.8 (1999),
1,240.2 (1998), 1,083.0 (1997) |
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Fiscal year:
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1 July - 30 June |
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Telephones -
main lines in use:
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50,074; however, 80,868 main
lines have been installed
(1998) |
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Telephones -
mobile cellular:
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9,000 (1998) |
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Telephone
system:
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general assessment:
seriously inadequate; two
cellular systems have been
introduced, but a sharp
increase in the number of main
lines is essential; e-mail and
Internet services are
available
domestic: intercity
traffic by wire, microwave
radio relay, and
radiotelephone communication
stations, fixed and mobile
cellular systems for short
range traffic
international:
satellite earth stations - 1
Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and
1 Inmarsat; analog links to
Kenya and Tanzania |
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Radio
broadcast stations:
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AM 7, FM 33, shortwave 2
(2001) |
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Radios:
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5 million (2001) |
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Television
broadcast stations:
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8 (plus one low-power
repeater) (2001) |
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Televisions:
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500,000 (2001) |
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Internet
country code:
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.ug |
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Internet
Service Providers (ISPs):
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2 (2000) |
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Internet
users:
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25,000 (2000) |
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Railways:
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total: 1,241 km
narrow gauge: 1,241 km
1.000-m gauge
note: a program to
rehabilitate the railroad is
underway (2001) |
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Highways:
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total: 27,000 km
paved: 1,800 km
unpaved: 25,200 km (of
which about 4,200 km are
all-weather roads) (1990) |
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Waterways:
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Lake Victoria, Lake Albert,
Lake Kyoga, Lake George, Lake
Edward, Victoria Nile, Albert
Nile |
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Ports and
harbors:
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Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell |
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Merchant
marine:
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total: 3 ships (1,000
GRT or over) totaling 5,091
GRT/8,229 DWT
ships by type: roll
on/roll off 3
note: these ships are
in cargo and passenger (ferry)
service on Uganda's inland
waterways (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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27 (2001) |
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Airports -
with paved runways:
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total: 4
over 3,047 m: 3
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
(2001) |
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Airports -
with unpaved runways:
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total: 23
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 9
under 914 m: 7 (2001) |
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Disputes -
international:
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Tutsi, Hutu, and other ethnic
groups, political rebels, and
various government forces
continue fighting in Great
Lakes region, transcending the
boundaries of Burundi,
Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda |
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