Uganda Facts

Uganda's Information

Land Area	197,100 km²
Water Area	43,938 km²
Total Area	241,038km² (#79)
Population	38,319,241 (#35)
Population Density	194.42/km²
Government Type	Presidential Republic
GDP (PPP)	$84.93 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$2,100
Currency	Shilling (UGX)
Largest Cities	Kampala (1,353,189) Gulu (146,858) Lira (119,323) Mbarara (97,500) Jinja (93,061) Bwizibwera (79,157) Mbale (76,493) Mukono (67,290) Kasese (67,269) Masaka (65,373) View all cities in Uganda

Name: Uganda
(long form) Republic of Uganda
Capital City: Kampala (1,659,600 pop.)
Uganda Population: 34,758,809 (2013 est.)
World Populations (all countries)
Currency: Uganda Shilling
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1000 Ugandan Shillings
Ethnicity: Baganda 16.9%, Banyakole 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%, other 29.6%
GDP total: $51.27 billion (2012 est.)
GDP per capita: $1,400 (2012 est.)
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Language: 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
Largest Cities: (by population) Kampala, Gulu, Lira, Mbarara, Jinja
Name: Meaning Buganda in Swahili, meaning 'Brothers and Sisters'
National Day: October 9
Religion: Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%
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This page was last updated on July 10, 2020.

Uganda Trivia

What is the Largest Ethnic Group in Uganda?

According to CIA data, the Baganda are the largest ethnic group in the country, accounting for around 1 in every 6 Ugandans.

Largest Ethnic Groups In Uganda

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