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| Location: | Eastern Africa | | Geographic coordinates: | 1 00 N, 32 00 E | | Nationality: | Ugandan | | Geography: | Landlocked; Fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers | | Capital: | Kampala | | Area: | Total: 236,040 sq km Land: 199,710 sq km Water: 36,330 sq km | | Major towns: | Arua, Gulu, Jinja, Masaka, Mbarara, Mbale, Lira, Soroti | | Population: | 27,356,900 (2006 est.) | | Age structure: (2006 est.) | 0-14 years: 49.4%
15-64 years: 46.0%
60 years and over: 4.6% | | Population growth rate: | 3.31% (2005 est.) | | Birth rate: | 47.39 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) | | Death rate: | 12.8 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) | | Infant mortality rate: | Total: 67.83 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 71.18 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 64.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) | | Life expectancy at birth: | Total population: 51.59 years
Male: 50.74 years
Female: 52.46 years (2005 est.) | | Total fertility rate: | 6.74 children born/woman (2005 est.) | | Border countries: | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania. Uganda is landlocked | | Climate: | Tropical; Generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); Semiarid in northeast | | Elevation extremes: | Lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m
Highest point: Margherita Peak on Rwenzori 5110m | | Natural resources: | Copper, Cobalt, Hydropower, Limestone, Salt, Oil, Gold, Arable land, Timber | | Land use: | Arable land: 25.88%
Permanent crops: 10.65%
Other: 63.47% (2001) | | Irrigated land: | 90 sq km (1998 est.) | | HIV/AIDS - adult rate: | 6.4% (2005 est.) | | Ethnic groups: | Acholi, Alur, Baganda, Bagisu, Bagwere, Bakiga, Bakonjo, Banyankole, Banyoro, Basoga, Batoro, Itesot, Jopodhola, Karamojong, Langi, Lugbara, Other, Non-African (European, Asian, Arab) | | Religions: | Roman Catholic, Anglican, Pentecostal, Muslim, SDA, Orthodox, Other Christian, Traditional, Bahai | | Languages: | English (official national language, taught in schools, used in courts of law, newspapers and radio broadcasts)
Swahili (official) Luganda (most widely used of the local languages) | | Literacy: | Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 69.9%
Male: 79.5%
Female: 60.4% (2003 est.) | | Currency: | Uganda Shilling | | Electricity: | 220V – 240V |
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