Uganda
Republic of Uganda

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LOCAL FACTS  

Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)

Form of government:

Population: 22,804,973 (10% urban)

Total area: 236,040 sq. km

Languages: English (official), Bantu (70%), Nilotic (16%), Nilo-Hamitic (14%)

Religions: Roman Catholic (33%), Protestant (33%), traditional animist beliefs (16%), Muslim (14%)

Per capita GDP: $1,020 p.a. (1998)

Exports: $476m; coffee, cotton, tea, oil seeds

Literacy: 61.8% (1995)

Life expectancy: 43 years (43.9f, 42.2m)

Sources

[CIA World Factbook] country data - Uganda

[U.S. State Department] [Bureau of African Affairs] country profile - Uganda

[U.S. Library of Congress] country study - Uganda

[Atlapedia Online] country data - Uganda

E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Uganda - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence, news and weather

[Index on Africa] country page - Uganda

[Nation by Nation] country data - Uganda - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people

[World Skip] country data - Uganda

 

MAP  

(Click on map to go to surrounding locations)

 

LOCAL DIRECTORIES  

Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories

 

 

GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS  

Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions

Governments on the WWW - Uganda - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc

Inter-government:

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) (Lusaka, Zambia)

 

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS  

Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour

Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) Uganda - works with seven partner agencies in community development as well as on two training initiatives

Containers of Hope - Uganda (United Kingdom) - registered charity of the Church of England aimed at the advancement of the Christian religion and the relief of poverty by the provision of aid in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Mozambique, India and Turkey

European Union Development Programme - Uganda

Foundation for Human Rights Initiative (FHRI) (Kampala) - committed to the protection and promotion of human rights and democracy in Uganda, developing and implementing innovative human rights advocacy strategies and programmes, pressing for meaningful law reform and respect for due process of law, and promoting practical human rights education

Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA) Uganda ( Kampala) - provides financial services (small loans, Village Banking) to the worlds poorest families so they can create their own jobs, raise household incomes, and improve their standard of living, delivering these services through a global network of locally managed, self-supporting institutions

Hunger Project-Uganda (Kampala) - committed to the sustainable end of hunger throughout the nation using The Hunger Project's methodology of Strategic Planning-in-Action, which works to empower local people to create their own vision of a future free from hunger, and carry out catalytic projects to achieve that future

Mukono Multi-purpose Youth Organisation (MUMYO) (Kampala) - grassroot development agency that promotes the rights and well being of young men and women, especially in the rural areas

Nile Basin Initiative - sustainable socio-economic development through the equitable utilization of resources

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office - Uganda

Worldwide Nubian Organization - Nubians have their origins in the asymmetrical incorporation of the history of pre-colonial Uganda, Sudan and Egypt

 

COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS  

Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies

 

 

CULTURAL ORGANISATIONS  

Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature

 

 

SPORTS & LEISURE ORGANISATIONS  

Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies

 

 

TRAVEL ORGANISATIONS  

Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers

 

 

RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS  

Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society

Essential data:

[CIA World Factbook] country data - Uganda

Social development:

[World Bank] country brief - Uganda

[OneWorld.net] country database - Uganda - news articles selected from around the world

[IRINnews.org] news archive - Uganda - news articles from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

[Africa Confidential] news articles from Uganda

[UNICEF] children's health & education statistics - Uganda

[Norwegian Refugee Council] Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) database - Uganda

[U.S. Refugee Committee] World Refugee Survey country report - Uganda

Human rights:

[Amnesty International] Report 2001 - Uganda

[Human Rights Watch] Human Rights Developments 2000 - Uganda

[International Lesbian and Gay Association] [Country Survey - Uganda] - information for those working to promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights

Governance:

Governments on the WWW - Uganda - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc

[Political Resources] - Uganda

[CIA Library] [Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members] - Uganda

[World Audit.org] national statistics and reports - Uganda - national statistics and reports from Freedom House, Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others

[ElectionWorld.org] election results in Uganda

 

MEDIA ORGANISATIONS  

Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment

The Monitor (Kampala)

SA Alliance - connects East Africa to London

 

BUSINESS ORGANISATIONS  

Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services

 

 

FINANCE ORGANISATIONS  

Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation