Country of the Day
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Today's Featured Country
Uganda
Africa
sovereign
UG
Key Facts
Capital
Kampala
Population
50,863,850 (2025 est.)
Area
241,038 sq km
Climate
tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
Languages
English (official), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages and the language used most often in the capital), other Niger-Cong...
Currency
Ugandan shilling (UGX) [Sh]
Government type
presidential republic
Life expectancy at birth
69.7 years (2024 est.)
Religions
Protestant 45.1% (Anglican 32.0%, Pentecostal/Born Again/Evangelical 11.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.7%, Baptist .3%), Roman Catholic 39.3%, Muslim 13....
Independence
9 October 1962 (from the UK)
Natural resources
copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land, gold
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