Official name
Republic of Uganda
Name in local language
Republic of Uganda (en) ; Jamhuri ya Uganda (sw)
Continent
Africa
Subcontinent
East Africa
Population (ranking: 37e )
39,612,378 inhabitants (2018)
Population growth
3.00 % / year
Area
241,551 km²
Density
163.99 inhabitants / km²
GDP (ranking: 107e )27.477 billions $USD (2018)
GDP/capita (ranking )
643 $USD (2018)
GDP growth
6.10 % / year (2018)
Life expectancy (ranking )
63.00 years (2018)
Birth rate
44.50 ‰ (2013)
Fertility rate
5.80 children / woman (2014)
Death rate (ranking )
11.26 ‰ (2013)
Infant mortality rate (ranking )
53.00 ‰ (2014)
Literacy rate
72.20 % (2014)
Official languages
Swahili, English
Currency
Ugandan shilling (UGX)
HDI (ranking: 199e )0.528 / 1 (2018)
EPI (ranking )44.28 (2018)
Government
Dominant-party semi-presidential republic (dictatorship de facto)
Head of State
President Yoweri Museveni
National Day
9 October (independence of 1962)
ISO Codes UG, UGA
Demonym
Ugandan
Tourists (ranking )
1,323,000 people (2016)
Doubtful democracy and tense relations with neighbors
Uganda is a country in East Africa. It is part of African Great Lakes. It is bordered by the Democratic Republic of Congo to the west, Kenya to the east, Rwanda and Tanzania to the south, South Sudan to the north. The south of the country encompasses a large part of Lake Victoria.
Elephants in Uganda. Photo: Joel Sartore, National Geographic Volcano Sagitwe, Kisoro, Uganda Kampala, capital city of Uganda Urban areas (2014)
Urban areas
Population
Kampala
4,101,302 inhabitants
Jinja
589,661 inhabitants
Mbarara
195,322 inhabitants
Gulu
150,306 inhabitants
Lira
134,904 inhabitants
Lugazi
114,524 inhabitants
Masaka
103,227 inhabitants
Kasese
101,065 inhabitants
Hoima
100,099 inhabitants
Mityana
96,075 inhabitants
Mubende
95,416 inhabitants
Masindi
94,439 inhabitants
Mbale
92,857 inhabitants
Administrative divisions
Regions
Population
Area
Centre
9,529,227 inhabitants
61,403 km²
Est
9,042,422 inhabitants
39,479 km²
Nord
7,188,139 inhabitants
85,392 km²
Ouest
8,874,862 inhabitants
55,277 km²
See also
