Population |
45.85 million (2021) |
Border Countries |
Uganda is bordered by South Sudan to the north, Kenya to the east, Tanzania and Rwanda to the south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west |
Capital City |
Kampala |
Currency |
Ugandan Shilling |
Language |
Uganda's official languge is English. The three major indigenous language families are Bantu, Central Sudanic, and Nilotic. Swahili and Luganda are also widely spoken |
Religion |
82% Christian, 39% Catholic, 32% Anglican and 11% Pentecostal Christian and 14% Muslim |
Type of Government |
The Government of the Republic of Uganda is a Democracy |
% living in poverty |
20.3% of the population lived below the national poverty line in 2022 |
Life Expectancy |
Male: 60.42 years and Female: 64.92 years (2021) |
Infectious Diseases |
Malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS |
Top Killers |
Malaria is estimated to have caused between 70,000 and 100,000 deaths per year exceeding even the death rate of HIV |
Literacy |
Adult literacy rate (% ages 15 and older) 79.00% (2021) |
Natural Resources |
Uganda has fertile soils, regular rainfall, reserves of recoverable oil, and small deposits of copper, gold, and other minerals |
Agriculture |
Uganda is among the leading producers of coffee, bananas and oil seed crops |
Industry |
Manufacturing, Construction, and Electricity |
Exports |
coffee (22 percent of total exports) followed by tea, cotton, copper, oil and fish |