Uganda fast facts
Full Country Name: Republic of Uganda
Population: 27.4 million (UNDP 2006)
Capital City: Kampala
Languages: English is the official language, Swahili and Luganda also widely spoken.
Currency: Uganda Shilling (USH)
Major agricultural exports: coffee, tea, tobacco, cotton, textiles
% of the population living on less than $2 a day: figures not available
Life expectancy: 50 years
Adult Literacy Rate: 67%
HDI Ranking: 154 out of 177
did you know?
- 80% of the Ugandan population are involved in agriculture
- Mount Elgon is Uganda’s highest mountain (4,321m)
- Uganda is the tenth largest coffee producing country in the world