Country Overview !

 

                                  

Uganda is located in eastern Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Uganda's population consists of about 34,612,250 people.

                      

Birth rate:

47.49 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Death rate:

 11.71 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)

Life expectancy:

Total Population: 53.24 years

Male: 52.17 years

Female: 54.33 years (2011 est.)

Ethnic group:

Baganda 16.9%, Banyakole 9.5%, Basoga 8.4%, Bakiga 6.9%, Iteso 6.4%, Langi 6.1%, Acholi 4.7%, Bagisu 4.6%, Lugbara 4.2%, Bunyoro 2.7%, other 29.6% (2002 census)

Legal System:

Based on English common law and customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

Suffrage:

18 years of age; universal

Unemployment rate:
none.

Population below poverty line:

35% (2001 est.)

Industries:        

Sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production.

 Current government type:

Republic.

Political state:

Republic