Uganda
Position: Central-Eastern Africa
Position: Central-Eastern Africa
| International name: | Uganda |
| Local name: | Uganda |
| AREA ................................................ | 236.040 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 26.404.543 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 111,9 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | Kampala |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | 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 capit |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18% |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | Ugandan shilling (UGX) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 1478 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,351 (151th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | Lake Albert 621 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Margherita Peak, Mount Stanley 5110 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | 9 October 1962 (from UK) |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Republic |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .ug |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +256 |
Central-Eastern Africa country
| Kampala | 22/11/2024 | 08:16 | ( GMT+3 ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook