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Region: Africa

Capital: Kampala

Population: 47,691,456

Area Total: 236,040

Area Land: 199,710

Climate: Tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast.



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Country Overview

Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Gulu 146,858 2020
Kampala 1,353,189 2020
Lira 119,323 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Africa
Population: 47,691,456
Area Total: 236,040km2
Area Land: 199,710km2
Coast Line: 0km
Capital: Kampala
Climate: Tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast.
Languages: English (official)
Luganda
Swahili
Bantu languages
Nilotic languages
Currency: 1 Ugandan shilling (Ush$) = 100 cents
Holiday: Independence Day is 9 October (1962), Republic Day is 8 September, Martyr's Day is 3 June


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 71.60°F
July: °C / 69.20°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 50.3"


Boundaries
Kenya 933 km
Congo (DRC) 765 km
Sudan 435 km
Tanzania 396 km
Rwanda 169 km
South Sudan -1 km


Ethnic Divisions
Other 23.00%
Baganda 17.00%
Kamamojong 12.00%
Basogo 8.00%
Iteso 8.00%
Langi 6.00%
Rwanda 6.00%
Bagisu 5.00%
Acholi 4.00%
Lugbara 4.00%
Bunyoro 3.00%
Batoro 3.00%
European, Asian, Arab 1.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 33.00%
Protestant 33.00%
Indigenous beliefs 18.00%
Muslim 16.00%

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