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Republic of Uganda
GOVERNMENT
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Country name:
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conventional long form: Republic of Uganda
conventional short form: Uganda |
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Government type:
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republic |
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Capital:
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Kampala |
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Administrative divisions:
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55 districts; Adjumani, Apac, Arua, Bugiri, Bundibugyo, Bushenyi, Busia, Gulu, Hoima, Iganga, Jinja, Kabale, Kabarole, Kalangala, Kampala, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi, Kayunga, Kibale, Kiboga, Kisoro, Kitgum, Kotido, Kumi, Kyenjojo, Lira, Luwero, Masaka, Masindi, Mayuge, Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakapiripirit, Nakasongola, Nebbi, Ntungamo, Pader, Pallisa, Rakai, Rukungiri, Sembabule, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, Wakiso, Yumbe
note: there may be one additional district: Kaberamaido |
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Independence:
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9 October 1962 (from UK) |
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National holiday:
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Independence Day, 9 October (1962) |
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Constitution:
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8 October 1995; adopted by the interim, 284-member Constituent Assembly, charged with debating the draft constitution that had been proposed in May 1993; the Constituent Assembly was dissolved upon the promulgation of the constitution in October 1995 |
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Legal system:
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in 1995, the government restored the legal system to one based on English common law and customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
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Suffrage:
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18 years of age; universal |
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Executive branch:
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chief of state: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power 26 January 1986); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power 29 January 1986); Prime Minister Apollo NSIBAMBI (since 5 April 1999); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; the prime minister assists the president in the supervision of the cabinet cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among elected legislators election results: Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI elected president; percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI 69.3%, Kizza BESIGYE 27.8% elections: president reelected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 12 March 2001 (next to be held NA 2006); note - first popular election for president since independence in 1962 was held in 1996; prime minister appointed by the president |
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Legislative branch:
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unicameral National Assembly (303 members - 214 directly elected by popular vote, 81 nominated by legally established special interest groups [women 56, army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5], 8 ex officio members; members serve five-year terms)
election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; note - election campaigning by party was not permitted elections: last held 26 June 2001 (next to be held May or June 2006); |
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Judicial branch:
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Court of Appeal (judges are appointed by the president and approved by the legislature); High Court (judges are appointed by the president) |
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Political parties and leaders:
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only one political organization, the Movement (formerly the NRM)[President MUSEVENI, chairman] is allowed to operate unfettered; note - the president maintains that the Movement is not a political party, but a mass organization, which claims the loyalty of all Ugandans
note: the constitution requires the suspension of political parties while the Movement organization is in governance; of the political parties that exist but are prohibited from sponsoring candidates, the most important are the Ugandan People's Congress or UPC [Milton OBOTE]; Democratic Party or DP [Paul SSEMOGERERE]; Conservative Party or CP [Ken LUKYAMUZI]; Justice Forum [Muhammad Kibirige MAYANJA]; and National Democrats Forum [Chapaa KARUHANGA] |
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Political pressure groups and leaders:
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NA |
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International organization participation:
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ACP, AfDB, C, EADB, ECA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
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Diplomatic representation in the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador Edith Grace SSEMPALA
FAX: [1] (202) 726-1727 telephone: [1] (202) 726-7100 through 7102, 0416 chancery: 5911 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011 |
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Diplomatic representation from the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador Jimmy KOLKER
embassy: 1577 Ggaba Rd., Kampala mailing address: P. O. Box 7007, Kampala telephone: [256] (41) 234-142 FAX: [256] (41) 258-451 |
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Flag description:
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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 hoist side |
ECONOMY
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Economy - overview:
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Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper and cobalt. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing over 80% of the work force. Coffee accounts for the bulk of export revenues. Since 1986, the government - with the support of foreign countries and international agencies - 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 and boosting production and export earnings. During 1990-2001, the economy turned in a solid performance based on continued investment in the rehabilitation of infrastructure, improved incentives for production and exports, reduced inflation, gradually improved domestic security, and the return of exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs. Ongoing Ugandan involvement in the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, corruption within the government, and slippage in the government's determination to press reforms raise doubts about the continuation of strong growth. In 2000, Uganda qualified for enhanced Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt relief worth $1.3 billion and Paris Club debt relief worth $145 million. These amounts combined with the original HIPC debt relief added up to about $2 billion. Growth for 2001-02 was solid despite continued decline in the price of coffee, Uganda's principal export. Prospects for 2003 are mixed, with probable strengthening of coffee prices yet with halting growth in the economies of major export customers. |
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GDP:
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purchasing power parity - $31 billion (2002 est.) |
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GDP - real growth rate:
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5.5% (2002 est.) |
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GDP - per capita:
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purchasing power parity - $1,260 (2002 est.) |
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GDP - composition by sector:
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agriculture: 43%
industry: 19% services: 38% (2001 est.) |
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Population below poverty line:
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35% (2001 est.) |
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: 4%
highest 10%: 21% (2000) |
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Distribution of family income - Gini index:
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37.4 (1996) |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
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0.1% (2002 est.) |
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Labor force:
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12 million (2001 est.) |
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Labor force - by occupation:
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agriculture 82%, industry 5%, services 13% (1999 est.) |
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Unemployment rate:
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NA% |
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Budget:
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revenues: $959 million
expenditures: $1.04 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY98/99 est.) |
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Industries:
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sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles, cement |
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Industrial production growth rate:
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6.3% (2002 est.) |
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Electricity - production:
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1.928 billion kWh (2001) |
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Electricity - production by source:
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fossil fuel: 0.9%
hydro: 99.1% other: 0% (2001) nuclear: 0% |
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Electricity - consumption:
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1.62 billion kWh (2001) |
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Electricity - exports:
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174 million kWh (2001) |
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Electricity - imports:
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1 million kWh (2001) |
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Oil - production:
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0 bbl/day (2001 est.) |
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Oil - consumption:
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8,750 bbl/day (2001 est.) |
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Oil - exports:
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NA (2001) |
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Oil - imports:
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NA (2001) |
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Agriculture - products:
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coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses; beef, goat meat, milk, poultry, cut flowers |
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Exports:
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$476 million f.o.b. (2002 est.) |
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Exports - commodities:
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coffee, fish and fish products, tea; gold, cotton, flowers, horticultural products |
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Exports - partners:
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Germany 12.0%, Netherlands 10.2%, US 8.7%, Spain 8.0%, Belgium 7.2% (2000 est.) |
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Imports:
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$1.14 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.) |
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Imports - commodities:
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capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals |
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Imports - partners:
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Kenya 41.0%, UK 7.6%, India 6.8%, South Africa 6.5%, Japan 3.5% (2000) |
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Debt - external:
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$2.8 billion (2002 est.) |
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Economic aid - recipient:
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$1.4 billion (2000) |
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Currency:
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Ugandan shilling (UGX) |
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Currency code:
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UGX |
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Exchange rates:
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Ugandan shillings per US dollar - 1,797.55 (2002), 1,755.66 (2001), 1,644.48 (2000), 1,454.83 (1999), 1,240.31 (1998) |
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Fiscal year:
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1 July - 30 June |