Protection & Enforcement of IPRs in Uganda
Republic of Uganda[1] Jamhuri ya Uganda (Swahili) | |
|---|---|
Motto: "For God and My Country" "kwa mungu na nchi yangu" | |
Anthem: "Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty" | |
.svg)  | |
| Capital and largest city | Kampala |
| Official languages | |
| Religion (2014 census)[3] |
|
| Demonym(s) | Ugandan[4] |
| Government | Unitary dominant-party presidential republic |
| Yoweri Museveni | |
| Jessica Alupo | |
| Robinah Nabbanja | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Independence | |
• from the United Kingdom | 9 October 1962 |
• Current constitution | 8 October 1995 |
| Area | |
• Total | 241,038 km2 (93,065 sq mi) (79th) |
• Water (%) | 15.39 |
| Population | |
• 2018 estimate |  42,729,036[5][6] (35th) |
• 2014 census | 34,634,650[7] |
• Density | 157.1/km2 (406.9/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $102.659 billion[8] |
• Per capita | $2,566[8] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total |  $30.765 billion[8] |
• Per capita | $956[8] |
| Gini (2016) |  42.0[9]medium |
| HDI (2019) | 0.544[10] low · 159th |
| Currency | Ugandan shilling (UGX) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +256a |
| ISO 3166 code | UG |
| Internet TLD | .ug |
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate. It has a population of over 42 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city of Kampala.