Facts about Uganda

Facts about Uganda

Uganda

Town of Jinjja in Uganda is the source of the River Nile

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Source: BBC News: news.bbc.co.uk country profiles 2008

Full Name: Republic of Uganda
Population: 30.9 Million (UN, 2007)
Capital: Kampala
Area: 241,038 sq km (93,072 sq miles)
Major languages: English (official), Swahili (official), Luganda, various Bantu languages
Major religion: Christianity, Islam
Life expectancy: 51 years (men), 52 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 Ugandan shilling = 100 cents
Main Exports: Coffee, fish and fish products, tea; tobacco, cotton, corn, beans, sesame
GNI per capita: US $280 (World Bank, 2006)
Internet domain: .ug
International dialling code: +256
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