Quick Facts

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and Mark Newman (University of Michigan).

Demography

Population: 31.3 million

Languages: English (official), Ganda or Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages, Swahili, Arabic

Religions: Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42%, Muslim 12%, other/none 4% Ethnic groups (three largest): Baganda, Banyakole, Basoga

Life expectancy: 52.34 years Median age: 15 years Population Growth Rate: 3.6% Literacy (age 15+ can read and write): 66.8%

Geography

Capital: Kampala

Area: 236,040 sq. km; slightly smaller than Oregon

Natural resources: copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt arable land

Economy

GDP (purchasing power parity): $31.47 billion

Currency: Ugandan Shilling

Population below the Poverty line: 35%

Government and Political

Date of Independence: October 9, 1962 (from the UK)

Type of government: republic

Displacement

Refugees (country of origin): Sudan 215,700 Democratic Republic of Congo 28,880 Rwanda 24,900

IDPs: 1.27 million

According to Worldmapper.org Uganda ranked 12th in the world for Malaria Deaths:

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