1988 Edition

Boundary disputes

Qatar; no defined boundary with Saudi Arabia; no defined boundary with most of Oman, Administrative Line in far north; claims three islands occupied by Iran in Strait of Hormuz

Climate

tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast

hot, dry desert; cooler in eastern mountains

Coastline

1,448 km

Comparative area

slightly smaller than Oregon

about the size of Maine

Continental shelf

defined by bilateral boundaries or equidistant line

Environment

straddles Equator; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion

frequent dust and sand storms; lack of natural fresh water resources being overcome by desalination plants; desertification

Ethnic divisions

99% African, 1% European, Asian, Arab

19% Emirian, 23% other Arab, 50% South Asian (fluctuating), 8% other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians); fewer than 20% of the population are UAE citizens (1982)

Extended economic zone

200 nm

Infant mortality rate

92/1,000 (1985)

44/1,000 (1983)

Labor force

estimated 4.5 million; about 250,000 in paid labor; remainder in subsistence activities

580,000 (1985 est); 85% industry and commerce, 5% agriculture, 5% services, 5% government; 80% of labor force is foreign

Land boundaries

2,680 km total

1,094 km total

Land use

23% arable land; 9% permanent crops; 25% meadows and pastures; 30% forest and woodland; 13% other; includes NEGL% irrigated

NEGL% arable land; NEGL% permanent crops; 2% meadows and pastures; NEGL% forest and woodland; 98% other; includes NEGL% irrigated

Language

English (official); Luganda and Swahili widely used; other Bantu and Nilotic languages

Arabic (official); Farsi and English widely spoken in major cities; Hindi, Urdu

Life expectancy

men 48, women 50

men 68, women 73

Literacy

52%

68%

Nationality

noun — Ugandan(s); adjective— Ugandan

noun — Emirian(s), adjective — Emirian

Organized labor

125,000 union members

Population

15,908,896 (July 1987), average annual growth rate 3.70%

1,846,373 (July 1987), average annual growth rate 7.47%

Religion

33% Roman Catholic, 33% Protestant, 16% Muslim, rest indigenous beliefs

96% Muslim (16% Shi'a); 4% Christian, Hindu, and other

Special notes

landlocked

strategic location along southern approaches to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil

Terrain

mostly plateau with rim of mountains

flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east

Territorial sea

3 nm

Total area

236,040 km2; land area: 199,710 km2

83,600 km2; land area: 83,600 km2

Administrative divisions

10 provinces and 34 districts

Branches

present government, which assumed power in January 1986, consists of a National Resistance Council headed by the President; the constitution has been suspended and the unicameral legislature (National Assembly) has been dissolved

executive — Supreme Council of Rulers (seven members), from which a President and Vice President are elected; Prime Minister and Council of Ministers; unicameral legislature — Federal National Council; judicial — Union Supreme Court

Capital

Kampala

Abu Dhabi

Communists

possibly a few sympathizers

Elections

none scheduled

Government leader

Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI, Head of State and Chairman of the National Resistance Council (since January 1986)

Government leaders

Shaykh Zayid bin Sultan Al NUHAYYAN of Abu Dhabi, President (since December 1971); Shaykh Rashid ibn Sa'id Al MAKTUM of Dubayy, Vice President (since 1971) and Prime Minister (since April 1979)

Legal system

government plans to restore system based on English common law and customary law and reinstitute a normal judicial system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations

secular codes are being introduced by the UAE Government and in several member shaykhdoms; Islamic law remains influential

Member of

AfDB, Commonwealth, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAC, ICAO, ICO, IDA, IDB— Islamic Development Bank, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAU, QIC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Member states

Abu Dhabi, 'Ajman, Dubayy, Al Fujayrah, Ra's al Khaymah, Ash ShSriqah, Umm al Qaywayn

National holiday

Independence Day, 9 October

2 December

Official name

Republic of Uganda

United Arab Emirates

Political parties

Uganda Patriotic Movement (UPM), Ugandan People's Congress (UPC), Democratic Party (DP), Conservative Party (CP); all are proscribed from conducting public political activities Other political parties or pressure groups: Uganda National Liberation Army (UNLA), Uganda Freedom Movement (UFM), Federal Democratic Movement of Uganda (FEDEMU), Uganda National Rescue Front (UNRF), Uganda People's Democratic Movement (UPDM)

Suffrage

universal adult

Type

republic

federation; constitution signed December 1971, which delegated specified powers to the UAE central government and reserved other powers to member shaykhdoms

Agriculture

cash crops — coffee (150,000 metric tons produced (1984/85 est.), cotton, tobacco, tea, sugar, fish, livestock

Budget

in percent of GDP — tax revenues 11.6%, grants 1.6%, expenditures, 15.5% (FY85/86)

Electric power

164,000 kW capacity; 287 million kWh produced, 18 kWh per capita (1986)

Exports

$352 million (f.o.b., 1985/86 est.); coffee (over 90%), cotton, tea

Fiscal year

1 July-30 June

GDP

$5.9 billion; $220 per capita (1983 est.)

Imports

$325 million (c.i.f., 1985/86 est.); petroleum products, machinery, cotton piece goods, metals, transport equipment, food

Major industries

agricultural processing (coffee, plywood, beer)

Major trade partners

exports — 27% US, 14% UK, 9% Spain; imports— 39% Kenya, 17% UK, 7% Japan (1985)

Monetary conversion rate

400 Uganda shillings=US$l (December 1986)

Natural resources

copper, cobalt, limestone

Airfields

39 total, 34 usable; 5 with permanent-surface runways; 1 with runways over 3,659 m, 3 with runways 2,440-3,659 m, 11 with runways 1,220-2,439 m Uganda (continued) United Arab Emirates

Branches

National Resistance Army (NRA)

Civil air

4 major transport aircraft

Highways

30,500 km total; 3,500 km paved; 7,000 km crushed stone, gravel, and laterite; remainder earth roads and tracks

Inland waterways

Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, Lake George, Lake Edward; Victoria Nile, Albert Nile; principal inland water ports are at Jinja and Port Bell, both on Lake Victoria

Military manpower

males 15-49, about 3,393,000; about 1,831,000 fit for military service Persian Gulf R.-. „ Kh^-hl Umm al QaywayiV'^ V. pAjminj *»1 Fujayrah Boundary representation is See refional map VI

Railroads

1,300 km, 1.000-meter gauge single track

Telecommunications

fair system with radio-relay and radio communications stations in use; 61,600 telephones (0.5 per 100 popl.); 9 AM, no FM, 9 TV stations; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT station Defense Forces