Statistical information Uganda 1993

Uganda in the World
top of pageBackground: Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed another 100,000 lives.
top of pageLocation: Eastern Africa, between Kenya and Zaire
Geographic coordinatesMap reference:
Africa, Standard Time Zones of the WorldAreaTotal: 236,040 km²
Land: 199,710 km²
Land boundaries: total 2,698 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km, Zaire 765 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: none; landlocked
Climate:
tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to
February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
TerrainElevationNatural resources: copper, cobalt, limestone, salt
Land useArable land: 23%
Permanent crops: 9%
Meadows and pastures: 25%
Forest and woodland: 30%
Other: 13%
Irrigated land: 90 km² (1989 est.)
Major riversMajor watersheds area km²Total water withdrawalTotal renewable water resourcesNatural hazardsGeographytop of pagePopulation: 19,344,181 (July 1993 est.)
Growth rate: 2.69% (1993 est.)
NationalityNoun: Ugandan(s)
Adjective: Ugandan
Ethnic groups: African 99%, European, Asian, Arab 1%
Languages: English (official), Luganda, Swahili, Bantu languages, Nilotic languages
Religions: Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%
Demographic profileAge structureDependency ratiosMedian agePopulation growth rate: 2.69% (1993 est.)
Birth rate: 49.86 births/1000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate: 22.98 deaths/1000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1000 population (1993 est.)
Population distributionUrbanizationMajor urban areasEnvironmentCurrent issues: straddles Equator; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion
Current issues note: landlocked
Air pollutantsSex ratioMothers mean age at first birthMaternal mortality ratioInfant mortality rate: 112.1 deaths/1000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birthTotal population: 38.4 years
Male: 38.09 years
Female: 38.71 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate: 7.15 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rateDrinking water sourceCurrent health expenditurePhysicians densityHospital bed densitySanitation facility accessHiv/AidsMajor infectious diseasesObesity adult prevalence rateAlcohol consumptionTobacco useChildren under the age of 5 years underweightEducation expendituresLiteracy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990)
Male: 62%
Female: 35%
School life expectancy primary to tertiary educationYouth unemploymenttop of pageCountry nameConventional long form: Republic of Uganda
Conventional short form: Uganda
Government type: republic
Capital: Kampala
Administrative divisions:
10 provinces; Busoga, Central, Eastern,
Karamoja, Nile, North Buganda, Northern, South Buganda, Southern, Western
Dependent areasIndependence: 9 October 1962 (from UK)
National holiday: Independence Day, 9 October (1962)
Constitution: 8 September 1967, in process of constitutional revision
Legal system: government plans to restore system based on English common law and customary law and reinstitute a normal judicial system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
International law organization participationCitizenshipSuffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch: president, vice president, prime minister, three deputy prime ministers, Cabinet
Legislative branchJudicial branch: Court of Appeal, High Court
Political parties and leadersInternational organization participation:
ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, EADB, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IGADD, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC,
IOM, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, OIC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Diplomatic representationIn the us chief of mission: Ambassador Stephen Kapimpina KATENTA-APULI
In the us chancery: 5,909 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20,011
In the us telephone: (202) 726-7,100 through 7,102
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador Johnnie CARSON
From the us embassy: Parliament Avenue, Kampala
From the us mailing address: P. O. Box 7,007, Kampala
From the us telephone: 256 (41) 259,792, 259,793, 259,795
Flag description
: six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red; a white disk is superimposed at the center and depicts a red-crested crane (the national symbol) facing the staff side
National symbolsNational anthemNational heritagetop of pageEconomy overview: Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper and cobalt. The economy has been devastated by widespread political instability, mismanagement, and civil war since independence in 1962, keeping Uganda poor with a per capita income of about $300. (GDP remains below the levels of the early 1970s, as does industrial production.) Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing over 80% of the work force. Coffee is the major export crop and accounts for the bulk of export revenues. Since 1986 the government has acted to rehabilitate and stabilize the economy by undertaking currency reform, raising producer prices on export crops, increasing prices of petroleum products, and improving civil service wages. The policy changes are especially aimed at dampening inflation, which was running at over 300% in 1987, and boosting production and export earnings. In 1990-92, the economy has turned in a solid performance based on continued investment in the rehabilitation of infrastructure, improved incentives for production and exports, and gradually improving domestic security.
Real gdp purchasing power parityReal gdp growth rateReal gdp per capita: $300 (1992 est.)
Gross national savingGdp composition by sector of origin
Gdp composition by end useGdp composition by sector of originAgriculture products: mainly subsistence; accounts for 57% of GDP and over 80% of labor force; cash crops - coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco; food crops - cassava, potatoes, corn, millet, pulses; livestock products - beef, goat meat, milk, poultry; self-sufficient in food
Industries: sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles, cement
Industrial production growth rate: growth rate 7.0% (1990; accounts for 5% of GDP
Labor force: 4.5 million (est.)
By occupation agriculture over: 80%
By occupation : 50% of population of working age (1983)
Unemployment rate: NA%
Youth unemploymentPopulation below poverty lineGini indexHousehold income or consumption by percentage shareDistribution of family income gini indexBudget: revenues $365 million; expenditures $545 million, including capital expenditures of $165 million (FY89 est.)
Taxes and other revenuesPublic debtRevenueFiscal year: 1 July - 30 June
Inflation rate consumer pricesCentral bank discount rateCommercial bank prime lending rateStock of narrow moneyStock of broad moneyStock of domestic creditMarket value of publicly traded sharesCurrent account balanceExports: $170 million (f.o.b., 1991 est.)
Commodoties: coffee 97%, cotton, tea
Partners: US 25%, UK 18%, France 11%, Spain 10%
Imports: $610 million (c.i.f., 1991 est.)
Commodoties: petroleum products, machinery, cotton piece goods, metals, transportation equipment, food
Partners: Kenya 25%, UK 14%, Italy 13%
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldDebt externalStock of direct foreign investment at homeStock of direct foreign investment abroadExchange rates: Ugandan shillings (USh) per US$1 - 1,217.1 (January 1993), 1.133.8 (1992), 734.0 (1991), 428.85 (1990), 223.1 (1989), 106.1 (1988)
top of pageElectricityProduction: 200,000 kW capacity; 610 million kWh produced, 30 kWh per capita (1991)
CoalPetroleumCrude oilRefined petroleumNatural gasCarbon dioxide emissionsEnergy consumption per capitatop of pageTelephonesTelephone systemBroadcast mediaInternetBroadband fixed subscriptionstop of pageMilitary expendituresPercent of gdp: exchange rate conversion - $NA, 15% of budget (FY89/90)
Percent of gdp July 1994 SuDoc No. C 1.88: 994/7/v.1-2 / R. Muns, UM-St. Louis Libraries
Military and security forcesMilitary service age and obligationSpace programTerrorist groupstop of pageNational air transport systemCivil aircraft registration country code prefixAirports: 31
Usable: 23
With permanentsurface runways: 5
With runways over 3659 m: 1
With runways 2440-3659 m: 3
With runways 1220-2439 m: 11
HeliportsPipelinesRailwaysRoadwaysWaterways:
Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, Lake George,
Lake Edward; Victoria Nile, Albert Nile; principal inland water ports are at
Jinja and Port Bell, both on Lake Victoria
Merchant marinePorts and terminalsUganda - Transnational issues 1993
top of pageDisputes international: none
Refugees and internally displaced personsIllicit drugs