Currently, the Constitution restricts the activities of political parties, but in the year Uganda will hold a referendum to determine if it will become a multi-party democracy. The country has significant natural resources, fertile land, and regular rainfall. Most of the industry in Uganda is related to agriculture. The flag of Uganda consists of six horizontal stripes--black, yellow, red, black, yellow, red. The national emblem, a crested crane, resides in a white circle in the center of the flag.
This is historical material, "frozen in time. Snapshot of Uganda Location: Uganda is bordered by five countries: the Democratic republic of the Congo, to the west; the Sudan to the north; Kenya, to the east; and Rwanda and Tanzania, to the south. President: Yoweri Museveni. Yoweri Museveni and his National Resistance Movement have ruled Uganda without interruption since seizing power in He won the presidential elections after a constitutional amendment lifted presidential term limits, and went on to win again in The opposition and independent observers have complained about the fairness and transparency of these and earlier polls.
In parliament voted to remove the year age limit for presidential candidates, clearing the way for Mr Museveni to run for a sixth term in office. Mr Museveni has been credited with restoring relative stability and economic prosperity to Uganda following years of civil war and repression under former leaders Milton Obote and Idi Amin. Current government officials. 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.
Religions : Roman Catholic Real growth rate: 5. Inflation: 6. Unemployment: n. Arable land: Agriculture: coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava manioc, tapioca , potatoes, corn, millet, pulses, cut flowers; beef, goat meat, milk, poultry.
Labor force: Industries: sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production. Natural resources: copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold.
Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: , ; mobile cellular: Broadcast media: public broadcaster, Uganda Broadcasting Corporation UBC , operates radio and television networks; Uganda first began licensing privately-owned stations in the s; by there were nearly radio and 35 TV stations, mostly based in and around Kampala; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available in Kampala Internet users: 3.
Transportation: Railways: total: 1, km Highways: total: 20, km; paved: 3, km; unpaved: 16, km Waterways: there are no long 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 km stretch from its northern tip to its southern shores Ports and harbors: Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell.
Airports: 47 International disputes: Uganda is subject to armed fighting among hostile ethnic groups, rebels, armed gangs, militias, and various government forces that extend across its borders; Uganda hosts , Sudanese, 27, Congolese, and 19, Rwandan refugees, while Ugandan refugees as well as members of the Lord's Resistance Army LRA seek shelter in southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Garamba National Park; LRA forces have also attacked Kenyan villages across the border.
Major sources and definitions. Uganda, twice the size of Pennsylvania, is in East Africa. It is bordered on the west by Congo, on the north by the Sudan, on the east by Kenya, and on the south by Tanzania and Rwanda. The country, which lies across the equator, is divided into three main areas?
Lake Victoria forms part of the southern border. About B. Site search. Learn more about the Secretariat's elections work Countering violent extremism The Secretariat helped Uganda strengthen its systems and approaches to tackle violent and extremist views. Learn more about the Secretariat's countering violent extremism work Legal support The Secretariat helped Uganda strengthen its law reform institutions.
Learn more about the Secretariat's youth work Sustainable development The Secretariat helped Uganda develop its skills to manage its natural resources, particularly its petroleum sector, more sustainably.
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