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Google Maps and Detailed Facts of Uganda (UG). This page lets you explore Uganda and its border countries (Country Location: East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) through detailed Satellite imagery – fast and easy as never before Google Maps.
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Uganda Google Maps & Satellite Maps
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The Google map above shows Uganda with its location: Africa (geographic coordinates: 1 00 N, 32 00 E) and the international borders of Uganda; total: 2,729 km. Border countries (total: 5): the Democratic Republic of the Congo 877 km, Kenya 814 km, Rwanda 172 km, South Sudan 475 km, Tanzania 391 km; furthermore, it’s inland counties boundaries.
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About Uganda in detail
Where is Uganda?
In case Uganda is looking on the map under the Coordinates 0 19 N 32 33 E otherwise in Africa, in East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
What is the capital city of Uganda?
The capital city of Uganda is Kampala.
What is the time in Kampala?
It is 8 hours ahead of Washington, D.C. during Standard Time; Kampala’s timezone is UTC+3.
What is the Internet code for Uganda?
The Top Level Domain (TLD) for Uganda is: .ug
What is the size of Uganda?
The territory of Uganda is total: 241,038 sq km; land: 197,100 sq km, water: 43,938 sq km.
If we want to describe the size of the territory of Uganda is somewhat smaller than Oregon.
If we would like to walk around and discover Uganda, we can cover a total distance: 2,729 km.
What is the water coverage of Uganda?
We have already mentioned what percentage of Uganda is covered by water (see below), and this includes 0 km (landlocked country) coastline.
What is the climate like in Uganda?
Uganda’s climate is tropical: generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August): semiarid in the northeast.
Geographical data of Uganda
The elevation of Uganda; mean elevation: N/A, elevation extremes; lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m, highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m.
The specific geographical details of Uganda include mostly plateau with rim of mountains.
Suppose we would like to describe the countries location from a different perspective. In that case, it is safe to say, and easy to read from a map, Uganda is a landlocked country, a fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers.
Resources and land use of Uganda
The country’s main mined products are copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold. The population partly uses the earlier highlighted land territory and partly left in its natural state: agricultural land: 71.2%; arable land 34.3%; permanent crops 11.3%; permanent pasture 25.6%; forest: 14.5%; other: 14.3% (2011 estimate).
Population data of Uganda
The number of inhabitants of Uganda is 38,319,241 (July 2016 estimate).
If we examine the proportion of the population distribution, it is safe to say that N/A.
If we look at the proportion of the urbanized and barely populated areas, these are the figures: urban population: 16.1% of the total population (2015).
Most of Uganda’s population is concentrated in KAMPALA (capital), 1.936 million (2015).
Ethnicity in Uganda
According to ethnicity details, the ethnic groups are Baganda 16.5%, Banyankole 9.6%, Basoga 8.8%, Bakiga 7.1%, Iteso 7%, Langi 6.3%, Bagisu 4.9%, Acholi 4.4%, Lugbara 3.3%, other 32.1% (2014 estimate).
Spoken languages in Uganda
The spoken languages in Uganda are the following: English (official language national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger–Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic.
What are the most important religions in Uganda?
During the general census, researchers examine the churches, according to this: Protestant 45.1% (Anglican 32.0%, Pentecostal/Born Again/Evangelical 11.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.7%, Baptist .3%), Roman Catholic 39.3%, Muslim 13.7%, other 1.6%, none 0.2% (2014 estimate).
Further population data of Uganda
The proportion of gender and age tells a lot about the society as follows 0-14 years: 48.26% (male 9,223,926 / female 9,268,714) 15-24 years: 21.13% (male 4,010,464 / female 4,087,350) 25-54 years: 26.1% (male 5,005,264 / female 4,997,907) 55-64 years: 2.5% (male 460,000 / female 496,399) 65 years and over: 2.01% (male 337,787 / female 431,430) (2016 estimate). It also a significant factor in a society the population growth rate, which in the case of Uganda is 3.22% (2016 estimate).
The population growth rate is based on two elements, the birth, and the death rate. In Uganda the birth rate is 43.4 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate), the death rate 10.4 deaths / 1,000 population (2016 estimate).
In this day and age in developed societies, the first child borns later compared to the previous centuries and decades, so childbearing is extended. In Uganda, the average age of mothers at the first childbirth is N/A.
Although the children’s birth is postponed in the best-case scenario, the parents can still see their kids grow as life expectancy also extended. In the case of Uganda, these figures are. With the introduction of modern medicine, vaccinations, and the proper hygienic conditions, the infant mortality rate is in a steep decline. The infant mortality statistics in Uganda are the following: N/A. Relevant data is the budget of healthcare, which is in the case of this country is 7.2% of GDP (2014).
Economic data of Uganda
Suppose we would like to describe a country. We also have to mention its economy; Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, small deposits of copper, gold, and other minerals, and recently discovered oil. Agriculture is the most critical sector of the economy, employing one-third of the workers. 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, and increasing petroleum product prices. The global economic downturn in 2008 hurt Uganda’s exports; however, Uganda’s GDP growth has mostly recovered due to past reforms and a rapidly growing urban consumer population. Oil revenues and taxes are expected to become a more comprehensive source of government income. Uganda faces many challenges. Instability in South Sudan has led to a sharp increase in Sudanese refugees and disrupts Uganda’s primary export market. The budget is dominated by energy and road infrastructure spending while relying on donor support for long-term growth drivers, including agriculture, health, and education. The largest infrastructure projects are externally financed through low-inter.
GDP is a prominent figure, as all the relevant calculations and statistics are based on it. GDP in Uganda is $25.61 billion (2015 estimate).
Another important indicator is the rate of GDP growth, which in Uganda is 4.9% (2016 estimate), 4.8% (2015 estimate) 4.9% (2014 estimate).
These statistics affect the world economy; remember, in 2015, the Chinese real GDP growth rate was worse than expected; The world markets fall, and the Chinese stock exchange was temporarily suspended.
A further major factor of a country’s economy, the GDP per capita. In Uganda this is $2,100 (2016 estimate) $2,000 (2015 estimate) $2,000 (2014 estimate).
In the economy, the Trinity is in common places, such as agriculture, industry, and services.
What are the agricultural products Uganda produces?
Uganda’s main agricultural products are coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (manioc, tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses, cut flowers; beef, goat meat, milk, poultry, and fish.
The important segments are sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles, cement, and steel production. The crucial and regularly mentioned GDP is based on sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles, cement, steel production.
Drinking water source in Uganda
It is essential to mention that – thanks to the development of the infrastructure -, the rate of potable water improved: urban: 95.5% of the population, rural: 75.8% of the population, total: 79% of the population. Unimproved: urban: 4.5% of the people, rural: 24.2% of the population, total: 21% of the population (2015 estimate).
The average number of childbirth in Uganda
In Uganda, the average delivery number is 5.8 children born / woman (2016 estimate).
Population, median age, migration, and citizenship in Uganda
The population’s average age is 15.7 years; male: 15.6 years, female: 15.8 years (2016 estimate). The age of adulthood varies in every country of the world in Uganda; it is 18 years of age, universal.
When we are experiencing an unprecedented scale of migration and globalization, it is an important factor in the number of new immigrants. In Uganda is -0.7 migrant(s) / 1,000 population (2016 estimate). It is important to know how to apply for citizenship: citizenship by birth: no. Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent or grandparent must be a native-born citizen of Uganda. Dual citizenship recognized: yes, the residency requirement for naturalization: an aggregate of 20 years and continuously for the last two years before applying for citizenship.
Is Uganda a safe destination? Healthcare services and infectious diseases in Uganda
Many of the travelers are looking into the healthcare services and infectious diseases of their destinations. In Uganda, the hospital beds’ density is 0.5 beds / 1,000 population (2010).
According to the WHO rating regarding contagious diseases in Uganda, the degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and trypanosomiasis-Gambiense (African sleeping sickness)water contact disease: schistosomiasis. Animal contact disease: rabies, (2016).
However, HIV is not curable but maintainable. Let’s do not forget when the disease surfaced; it was a world threatening condition. Unfortunately, in some countries, it is still very high the number of infected patients and fatalities due to the disease.
In Uganda, the number of HIV/AIDS deaths: N/A.
Regarding tourism obesity, not an important issue, but we have to mention health statistics, as it is the plague of the 20th and the 21st century. The rate of obese adults in Uganda is 3.9% (2014).
What are the natural hazards in Uganda? Is there any?
The most known natural risk in Uganda is N/A.
More interesting facts about Uganda
Like every country and society, a few words about the past are connected to its history; Britain’s colonial boundaries to delimit Uganda grouped a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences complicated the establishment of an active political community after independence was achieved 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 at least another 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has brought relative stability and economic growth to Uganda. A constitutional referendum in 2005 canceled a 19-year ban on multi-party politics and lifted presidential term limits.
In every nation’s memory, some cornerstones placed the country on the timeline of history. The date of declaration of independence of Uganda: 9 October 1962 (from the UK).
The flag and other symbols of Uganda
The colors, symbols, and animals on the flag usually have a historical background or an important milestone or memory of the nation.
This case is not an exception either; six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red; a white disk is superimposed at the center and depicts a grey crowned crane (the national symbol) facing the hoist side; black symbolizes the African people, yellow sunshine and vitality, red African brotherhood; the crane was the military badge of Ugandan soldiers under the UK.
Apart from the flag, the symbol of national unity is the national anthem. The anthem’s primary purpose is to share the nation’s core values, endeavors, and patriotic feelings.
National symbols of Uganda: grey crowned crane; national colors: black, yellow, red.
Constitution of Uganda
The existence of the nation is based on the constitution. Some constitutions knew worldwide, like the U.S. Constitution that was accepted on the 17th of September 1787, in Philadelphia, the United States of America’s Constitution.
It is not related to the declaration of independence that was stolen by Nicolas Cage in the movie National Treasure 🙂
What is the legal system of Uganda?
Most of the time, the legal system of a country is the focus of lawyers. It is a common fact that there are two main approaches in the world, “the law in books” and “the law in action.”
In the Anglo-Saxon world, the practice is the “law in action,” while in the rest of the world, the law is based on Roman law, the “law in books.”
The legal system of Uganda is a mixed legal system of English common law and customary law.
It was Aristotle who founded the Theory of 3 separations of powers. In his view, these are the council of public affairs, the magistrates, and the justice system. The age of enlightenment was the time when terminologies have defined the way we still use them. In most democratic countries, the three authorities separated from each other. In dictatorships, the rules usually interweaved in one hand.
About the legislative branch of Uganda, we can highlight the following structures unicameral National Assembly or Parliament (427 seats; 290 members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, 112 for women directly elected in single-seat constituencies by simple majority vote, and 25 “representatives” reserved for special interest groups – army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5; there are 13 ex-officio members appointed by the president; members serve 5-year terms).
About the unemployment rate, labor force, and poverty line in Uganda
One of the major problems of the 21st-century economy is unemployment. Governments are struggling to maintain a low level of the unemployment rate. Still, as a result of automation, the cheap 3rd world labor, and the outsourcing of workflow, these attempts fail. In Uganda, the labor force is 19.03 million (2016 estimate). Please bear in mind that the population in Uganda is total: 57.6 deaths / 1,000 live births; male: 66.7 deaths / 1,000 live births, female: 48.4 deaths / 1,000 live births (2016 estimate) – as we already mentioned above.
The rate of unemployment in Uganda is N/A %, 9.4% (2013 estimate).
Widely known that the gap between the rich and poor is widening on an enormous scale.
According to the 2017 shocking Oxfam report, the most affluent eight people’s fortune is equal to the wealth of the poorest half of the world’s population.
In Uganda, the households’ income and consumption compared to the entire population: lowest 10%: 2.4% highest 10%: 36.1% (2009 estimate).
Another widely used indicator is the so-called GINI index, which measures the inequalities of statistical dispersion, but is mainly used for measuring the sharing of income and fortune.
The GINI index was named after its founder Corrado Gini, an Italian economist. Gini index has grades between 0-1, but often it is used on a percentage basis. It is 0 if the examined criteria territorial distribution is equal. It is one of the criteria concentrated on the territory. In Uganda, the GINI index is .39,5 (2013).
The states usually set up a poverty line, which is more or less, is a subjective measure. It varies by country; its base is often the minimum pension, the incomes of the most deficient 20 percent, the X percent of income per capita Etc.
In Uganda, the poverty line people are the lowest 10%: 2.4% highest 10%: 36.1% (2009 estimate).
About the budget and central governments debt of Uganda
The available budget mainly defines the state’s economy. Uganda’s budget is; revenues: $3.748 billion, expenditures: $5.41 billion (2016 estimate). Taxes and other revenues are 14.6% of GDP (2016 estimate).
The budget deficit (Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)) is N/A.
The fiscal year in Uganda is 1 July – 30 June.
In the country’s economy, we have to consider the public debt. Public debt is the consolidated sum of the state’s local, federal, and central government debt.
Inflation rate and prime lending rate in Uganda
A few further interesting and relevant economic data are the following; Inflation rate: 5.6% (2016 estimate), 4% (2015 estimate), and the rate of the Commercial bank prime lending rate: 22.6% (31 December 2016 estimate).
Export/import partners and data of Uganda
Uganda, with the export of products, industrial tools, and other services, generates revenue. The export value in Uganda is: $2.723 billion (2016 estimate), $2.667 billion (2015 estimate). The total revenue of these activities: coffee, fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers, horticultural products, gold.
Uganda’s most important export partners are Rwanda 10.7%, UAE 9.9%, the Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.8%, Kenya 9.7%, Italy 5.8%, Netherlands 4.8%, Germany 4.7%, China 4.1% (2015).
The most important imported products are capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies, cereals, and the countries where the import is coming: Kenya 16.4%, UAE 15.5%, India 13.4%, China 13.1% (2015).
Renewable energies used in Uganda
To suppress the pollution of the environment, renewable energies have to replace the fossil energy. The more the proportion of renewable energies in a country means more effort against pollution. Uganda, the indicator of how much of the country’s produced energy is coming from the hydroelectric source, is 59.9% of total installed capacity (2014 estimate).
To indicate how much another renewable energy produced is 19.2% of total installed capacity (2014 estimate).
Telecommunication data of Uganda, calling code
To maintain the economy, the development of a reliable and modern telecommunications infrastructure is crucial. The following about Uganda; mobile cellular service is increasing rapidly, but the number of main lines is still deficient; work underway on a national backbone information and communications technology infrastructure; international phone networks and Internet connectivity provided. Domestic: intercity traffic by wire, microwave radio relay, and radiotelephone communication stations, fixed-line and mobile-cellular systems for short-range traffic; mobile-cellular teledensity about 55 per 100 persons. International: country code – 256; satellite earth stations – 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat; analog and digital links to Kenya and Tanzania (2015).
Transport infrastructure in Uganda
In the 21st century, we often say that the world has become small and there are no distances anymore. With widespread air travel when (sometimes) there are no visa restrictions, it is easy to reach other countries, but if the distance is not too long, we can also use railway or water transportation.
The number of airports in Uganda: 47 (2013), and the number of heliports: N/A.
The total length of the roadways in Uganda: 20,000 km (excludes local roads)paved: 3,264 km, unpaved: 16,736 km (2011).
The total length of the waterways in Uganda: (there are no longer navigable stretches of river in Uganda; parts of the Albert Nile that flow out of Lake Albert in the northwestern part of the country are navigable; several lakes including Lake Victoria and Lake Kyoga have substantial traffic; Lake Albert is navigable along a 200-km stretch from its northern tip to its southern shores) (2011).
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Facts & data about Uganda
Name of the country: conventional long way: the Republic of Uganda, traditional short form: Uganda, etymology: from the Swahili “Buganda,” adopted by the British as the name for their East African colony in 1894; Buganda had been a powerful East African state during the 18th and 19th centuries.
| Abbreviation: Uganda | Geographic coordinates: 1 00 N, 32 00 E |
Country Location: Africa |
| Capital of Uganda: Kampala | GPS of the Capital: 0 19 N 32 33 E |
Position: East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Land area: total: 241,038 sq km; land: 197,100 sq km, water: 43,938 sq km | Terrain: mostly plateau with rim of mountains |
Area comparative: somewhat smaller than Oregon |
| Population: 38,319,241 (July 2016 estimate) | Population grow rate: 3.22% (2016 estimate) | Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s) / female, 0-14 years: 1 male(s) / female, 15-24 years: 0.98 male(s) / female, 25-54 years: 1 male(s) / female, 55-64 years: 0.93 male(s) / female, 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s) / female, total population: 0.99 male(s) / female (2016 estimate) |
| Exports: $2.723 billion (2016 estimate), $2.667 billion (2015 estimate) | Imports: $4.677 billion (2016 estimate), $4.911 billion (2015 estimate) | Import partners: Kenya 16.4%, UAE 15.5%, India 13.4%, China 13.1% (2015) |
| Urbanization: urban population: 16.1% of the total population (2015) | Major urban area(s): KAMPALA (capital) 1.936 million (2015) | Median age: total: 15.7 years; male: 15.6 years, female: 15.8 years (2016 estimate) |
| Internet users: total: 7.131 million. Percent of the population: 19.2% (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (fixed-lines): total subscriptions: 328,811. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (July 2015 estimate) | Telephones (mobile, cellular): total: 20.22 million. Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 54 (July 2015 estimate) |
| Unemployment rate: N/A %9.4% (2013 estimate) | Nationality: Ugandan(s) adjective: Ugandan | National holidays: Independence Day, 9 October (1962) |
| Life expectancy at birth: total population: 55.4 years. Male: 54 years, female: 56.9 years (2016 estimate) | Total fertility rate: 5.8 children born / woman (2016 estimate) | Birthrate: 43.4 births / 1,000 population (2016 estimate) |
| Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write. Total population: 78.4%; male: 85.3%, female: 71.5% (2015 estimate) | Legal system: mixed legal system of English common law and customary law | Suffrage: 18 years of age, universal |
| Industries: sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production | Industrial production growth rate: 5% (2016 estimate) | GDP real growth rate: 4.9% (2016 estimate) 4.8% (2015 estimate) 4.9% (2014 estimate) |
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