Uganda

Official Name:	The Republic of Uganda
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Presidential Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republic of Uganda
ISO Country Codes:	UG : UGA
Internet Domain:	.ug
Government Web Site:	https://www.gou.go.ug/

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Capital:	Kampala	Main Airports:	Entebbe International Airport
Language(s):	English;Luganda;Swahili	Population:	46,205,893
Currency:	Uganda Shilling	ISO Currency Code:	UGX
Telephone Dial In:	+256	ID Prefix:	000

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Commonwealth of Nations; East African Community; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

Uganda Media Center;

Newspaper

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Radio

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Capital FM;

Central Broadcasting Service (CBS);

NBS;

Uganda Broadcasting Corporation;

Uganda

Government Website:	https://www.gou.go.ug/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/uganda
Central Bank:	Bank of Uganda
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	3,680 Ugandan shillings (UGX) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	9.4% (2014 est.)
Population below poverty line:	21.4% (2017 est.)
Inflation Rate:	2.8% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	19.80% (2018 - World Bank)
GDP:	$103.007 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$2,200 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Uganda Shilling
Currency Code:	UGX
World Bank Classification:	Low-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	24.5%	coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (manioc, tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses, cut flowers; beef, goat meat, milk, poultry, and fish
Industry:	21%	sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles; cement, steel production
Services:	54.4%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; Intergovernmental Authority On Development; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: ALTX East Africa Exchange ; The Uganda Securities Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Uganda Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Uganda

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Uganda Revenue Authority
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; East African Development Bank; Trade and Development Bank; Islamic Development Bank; Uganda Development Bank Limited;
National Standards Bureau:	Uganda National Bureau of Standards

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 115/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 142/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 84/136 (2016)
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