Uganda Embassy
Sub city Kirkos, Kebele 02, H No 031 | |
P.O. Box: | 5644 |
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia | |
Phone: |
(+251) 11-551-3088 |
Fax: |
(+251) 11-551-4355 |
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About Uganda Embassy
Uganda
Population: |
35,918,915
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Location: |
East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Continent: |
Africa
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Major Urban Area: |
KAMPALA (capital) 1.659 million (2011)
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Languages: |
English (official 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
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Ethnic Groups: |
Baganda 16.9%, Banyankole 9.5%, Basoga 8.4%, Bakiga 6.9%, Iteso 6.4%, Langi 6.1%, Acholi 4.7%, Bagisu 4.6%, Lugbara 4.2%, Bunyoro 2.7%, other 29.6% (2002 census)
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Religions: |
Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census)
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History: |
The colonial boundaries created by Britain to delimit Uganda grouped together a wide range of ethnic groups with different political systems and cultures. These differences prevented the establishment of a working 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 cancelled a 19-year ban on multi-party politics.
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Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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Climate: |
tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
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Terrain: |
mostly plateau with rim of mountains
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Natural Resources: |
copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold
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Uganda Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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Uganda Embassy Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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