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Uganda is a landlocked country in east-central Africa, situated north and northwest of Lake Victoria, Uganda has a total area of 236,040 sq km (91,136 sq mi), of which 36,330 sq km (14,027 mi) is inland water. Is one of the poorest countries in the world.

Life expectancy at birth is around 49 years and population growth at 3.2 percent remains one of the highest in the world. Over the last two decades, Uganda’s economy performed well under a stable macroeconomic environment, with high per capita income growth averaging 3.2 percent per annum.

General Information

Uganda Data Profile

Capital (and largest city) Kampala
0°19'N 32°35'E		 
 Official Languague English, Swahili 
   2000 2005
 People
 Population, total 24.3 million  28.8 million
 Population growth (annual %) 3.1 3.5
 Life expectancy at birth, total (years) 45.1 50.0
 Fertility rate, total (births per woman) 7.0 7.1
 Environment
 Surface area (sq. km) 241.0 thousand 241.0 thousand
 Forest area (sq. km) 40,590.0 40,590.0
 Agricultural land (% of land area) .. ..
 Economy
 GNI, Atlas method (current US$)  6.4 billion  8.0 billion 
 GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) 260.0 280.0
 GDP (current US$) 5.9 billion 8.7 billion
 GDP growth (annual %) 5.6 6.6
 Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) 3.8 7.8
 Agriculture, value added (% of GDP) 37.3 32.7
 Industry, value added (% of GDP) 20.3 24.8
 States and market
 Fixed line and mobile phone subscribers (per 1,000 people) 7.8 56.4
 Internet users (per 1,000 people) 1.6 17.4
 Roads, paved (% of total roads) .. ..
 Global links
 Merchandise trade (% of GDP) 33.7 30.2
 Net barter terms of trade (2000 - 100) 100.0 ..
 Long-term debt (DOD, current U$S) 3.1 billion 4.3 billion
 Present value of debt (% of GNI) .. 29.0
 Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and income) 7.8 9.2

Source: World Development Indicators database, April 2007