Developing Countries Fact File

UgandaUgandaLocation: Uganda is a landlocked country in east-central Africa.

Population: It has a population of over 42 million.

Capital City: The capital city of Uganda is Kampala.

The main religion in Uganda is Christianity, with around 84% of the population identifying as being of the Christian faith. Around 14% of the population are Muslim. Uganda gets attention in the media for its efforts to have all faiths cooperating together and has had songs written about the Uganda interfaith message. There is a fair trade coffee cooperation which brings together coffee farms of Muslim, Christian and Jewish faiths. The coffee farmers use this to spread messages of peace.

The official languages of Uganda are English and Swahili; however, the native language of ‘Luganada’ is also widely spoken across

the country.

Official Language: Religion:

The flag of Uganda consists of 6 horizontal lines in the pattern of black, yellow, red, black yellow, red. There is a white circle in the middle with a grey crowned crane with a raised leg, which is the Ugandan national symbol. The grey crowned crane was picked as the national symbol of Uganda because of its gentle nature. The raised leg of the bird represents positive progress happening in the country

The colour black on the flag represents the African people. The yellow represents the African sunshine and the red represents the African brotherhood and the African blood through which all Africans are connected.

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A large portion of Lake Victoria can be found in Uganda, the rest of the lake is in Kenya and Tanzania. This lake is the third largest freshwater lake in the world. Uganda is in the river Nile’s basin.

These were chosen because they are said to be important for conservation purposes. Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is home to 500 Bwindi Gorillas, which is around half the world’s population of endangered mountain gorillas.

It contains snowfields, many waterfalls, lakes and glaciers. It is also

known for the beautiful plant life that grows there.

The Ugandan army consists of 45,000 soldiers, who work on peacekeeping and combat missions.

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Uganda gained independence from the UK on the 9th October in 1962. Since then, there have been violent conflicts such as civil war and military dictatorship.

The people in Uganda were originally hunter-gatherers.

There are 60 protected areas throughout Uganda which include 10 national parks. Bwinidi Impenetrable National Park and Rwenzori Mountains National Park are UNESCO world heritage sites.

It is also home to over 1,000 types of flowers and trees.

Rwenzori Mountains National Park was designated as a world heritage site because of its natural beauty.

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The government endeavour to provide free education for all children. However, problems such as low level funding, poor teacher training and a lack of facilities obstruct the country’s progress. In 1997, free education was provided for four children in each family, but most families in Uganda have more than four children. The poorer families struggle to support their children in school and young girls often end up dropping out to help with the work in the house or some will get married very young.

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Uganda exports products such as:

Uganda relies heavily on the exports of these products for its economy. Exports account for over 50% of the economy in Uganda.

Economy:

coffee

tobacco

maizefish

sugar oiltea

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The most Olympic medals for Uganda have been won in boxing. Basketball is also a very popular sport.

Most recently Uganda’s Stephen Kiprotich won the marathon at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

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