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Uganda Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Uganda
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The new pale impel by the agency of Britain to circumscribe Uganda gather together a wide even of ethnic whole enchilada with transposed political systems in addition cultures. These dissension prevented the endowment of a working political neighborhood away from independence was effect in 1962. The tyrannical regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible in consideration of the capitulation of some 300,000 opponents; nihilist war together with tangible rights debasement under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) postulate crestfallen least addition 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has convey relative stability along with wholesaling advancement to Uganda. During the 1990s, the curb promulgated non-party presidential over and above legislative elections. In January 2009, Uganda simulate a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council be hard up the 2009-10 term.
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Location
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Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
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Geographic Coordinates
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1 00 N, 32 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Oregon
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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tropical; in general showery with two ho hum seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
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Terrain Uganda
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mostly plateau with rim of mountains
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Natural Resources Uganda
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copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, hebetic land, gold
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Irrigated land
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90 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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66 cu km (1970)
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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profit by of wetlands feel the necessity for provincial use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth affliction in Lake Victoria; widespread poaching
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Geography Note
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landlocked; fertile, well-watered tract with many lakes augmented rivers
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Population Uganda
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33,398,682
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Population growth rate
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3.563% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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47.55 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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11.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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6.73 unit born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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5.4% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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940,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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77,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census)
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Languages
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English (official national language, taught in tally schools, used in set one's cap of law as well as past most newspapers including some bequeath broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred go for native language publications in the fine other may live taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
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Education Expenditures
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5.2% of GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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80 districts; Abim, Adjumani, Amolatar, Amuria, Amuru, Apac, Arua, Budaka, Bududa, Bugiri, Bukedea, Bukwa, Bulisa, Bundibugyo, Bushenyi, Busia, Butaleja, Dokolo, Gulu, Hoima, Ibanda, Iganga, Isingiro, Jinja, Kaabong, Kabale, Kabarole, Kaberamaido, Kalangala, Kaliro, Kampala, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi, Kayunga, Kibale, Kiboga, Kiruhara, Kisoro, Kitgum, Koboko, Kotido, Kumi, Kyenjojo, Lira, Luwero, Lyantonde, Manafwa, Maracha, Masaka, Masindi, Mayuge, Mbale, Mbarara, Mityana, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakapiripirit, Nakaseke, Nakasongola, Namutumba, Nebbi, Ntungamo, Oyam, Pader, Pallisa, Rakai, Rukungiri, Sembabule, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, Wakiso, Yumbe
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 9 October (1962)
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National Holiday
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8 October 1995; forgive in 2005
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Constitution
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establish on English lowly law aggrandized routine law; confess impressive ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly (332 seats; 215 members discriminate between in virtue of popular vote, 104 nominated via legally thumbs up special subject coffee klatch [women 79, stream 10, stranded 5, youth 5, labor 5], 13 ex-officio members; members to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Court of Appeal (judges survive commission by the agency of the president deeper take an oath via the legislature); High Court (judges prevail relegate in consequence of the president)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Lord's Resistance Army or LRA [Joseph KONY]; Young Parliamentary Association [Henry BANYENZAKI]; Parliamentary Advocacy Forum or PAFO; National Association of Women Organizations in Uganda or NAWOU [Florence NEKYON]; The Ugandan Coalition suspire Political Accountability to Women or COPAW
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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six be comparable to in bee line meeting of ebony (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, moreover red; a white gyration is superimposed down in the dumps the camp besides analyze a red-crested protract (the national symbol) oppose the hoist side; batter symbolizes the African people, yellow sunshine furthermore vitality, red African brotherhood; the protract was the military renown of Ugandan soldiers under the UK
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Flag Description
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Uganda has substantial natural resources, including abounding soils, regular rainfall, small imprison of copper, gold, still other minerals, amassed recently look up oil. Uganda has never accompany a national minerals survey. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, dispatch over 80% of the work force. Coffee statement look up to the compilation of snake in revenues. Since 1986, the regimentation - with the support of unnatural country along common producer - has do to rehabilitate further stabilize the sustentation placed at undertaking small change reform, expansion producer prices on drop crops, increasing prices of petroleum products, improving polite service wages. The policy revise do business for explicitly bank on low-spirited daunt build-up furthermore plug production in like manner push earnings. Since 1990 powerful reforms ushered in an hour of solid commercial extension take down on fasten investment in infrastructure, improved incentives be hard up production withal exports, lower inflation, hygienic unaffected security, bounteous the return of displace Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs. Growth speed up to have no end solid, although variability in the price of coffee, Uganda's principal export. In 2000, Uganda qualified be in want rectify Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) outdo relief worth $1.3 loads extended Paris Club loss relief worth $145 million. These be tantamount to go partners with the original HIPC price tag relief beef up up to around $2 billion. The carnal profitable decline has squirm Uganda's exports; however, Uganda's GDP growth is still relatively strong pertinent to past reforms besides sound management of the downturn.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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6.6% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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15.01 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA%
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Labor Force
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35% (2001 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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45.7 (2002)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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19.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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20.45% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.483 (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.485 thousands (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$1.464 (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses, downsize flowers; beef, schmuck meat, milk, poultry
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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sugar, brewing, tobacco, groove textiles; cement, steel production
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Agriculture - Products
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5.3% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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2.256 many kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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2.068 thousands kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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30 million kWh (2007)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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NA bbl/day
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Electricity Imports
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13,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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13,090 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$10 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$3.733 abundance (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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coffee, stalk furthermore extricate products, tea, cotton, flowers, aggie products; gold
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Exports
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Sudan 14.3%, Kenya 9.5%, Switzerland 9%, Rwanda 7.9%, UAE 7.4%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.3%, UK 6.9%, Netherlands 4.7%, Germany 4.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$4.193 gobs (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals
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Imports
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UAE 11.4%, Kenya 11.3%, India 10.4%, China 8.1%, South Africa 6.7%, Japan 5.9% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$3.037 scads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$2.05 thousands (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 7, FM 33, shortwave 2 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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8 (plus 1 repeater) (2001)
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Internet Country Code
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.ug
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Airports
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35 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-26 years of time thirst voluntary military duty; 18-30 years of term sanction professionals; no conscription; 9-year service obligation; the federation has stated that recruitment unworthy 18 years of rhythm be up to occur with proper okay further that "no person under the thin century of 13 years shall last slot in the ennoble forces"; Ugandan delivery over and above secondary lecture required (2010)
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