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Republic of Uganda Jamhuri ya Uganda | |
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| Capital and largest city | Kampala |
| Official languages | English,Swahili |
| Ganda, Luo, Nkore, Nyoro, Teso, Masaba, Soga, Samia, Swahili | |
| Ethnic groups (2002) | 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% Kalenjin 1.0% other 28.6% |
| Demonym(s) | Ugandan |
| Government | Dominant-party system |
| Yoweri Museveni | |
| Robinah Nabbanja | |
| Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom | 9 October 1962 |
| Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (81st) |
• Water (%) | 15.39 |
| Population | |
• 2009 estimate | 32,369,558 (37th) |
• 2014 census | 34,634,650 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (80th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $42.194 billion |
• Per capita | $1,226 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
• Total | $17.703 billion |
• Per capita | $514 |
| Gini (1998) | 43 medium |
| HDI (2010) |  0.422low · 143rd |
| Currency | Ugandan shilling (UGX) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (not observed) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +2561 |
| ISO 3166 code | UG |
| Internet TLD | .ug |
The Republic of Uganda is a landlocked country in east Africa. Its capital and biggest city is Kampala.
The currency is the Ugandan Shilling. The official languages of Uganda are English and Swahili. The most common religion is Christianity. The President of Uganda is Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. The country is to the East of Africa. The population of Uganda is 32 million people. The area of Uganda is about 236,040 km2.
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