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UGANDA
Country (long form) Republic of Uganda
Capital Kampala
Total Area 91,135.55 sq mi
236,040.00 sq km
Population 23,317,560 (July 2000 est.)
Languages English (official), Ganda or Luganda, other
Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
Religions Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim
16%, indigenous beliefs 18%
Government Type republic
Currency 1 Ugandan shilling (USh) = 100 cents
Labor Force (by occupation) agriculture 82%, industry
5%, services 13% (1999 est.)
Industry sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles,
cement
Agriculture coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava
(tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses; beef, goat meat, milk,
poultry
Exports coffee, fish and fish products, tea; electrical
products, iron and steel
Natural Resources copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone,
salt, arable land
Visa Required (U.S. only) Yes 2001
(united states government sources. all information
was accurate at time of posting)
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