Uganda

Africa · Eastern Africa

Uganda

Republic of Uganda
Africa · Eastern Africa · Capital: Kampala

Quick facts about Uganda

Official name	Republic of Uganda
Capital	Kampala
Continent & subregion	Africa · Eastern Africa
Population	48,656,601 people (world rank 31)
Area	241,550 km²
Density	201 people/km²
Share of world population	0.61% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$48.8 billion
Urbanisation	30.6% urban population
Life expectancy	68.3 years
Currency	Ugandan shilling (Sh) — UGX
Languages	English, Swahili
Internet domain	`.ug`
Calling code	+256
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$1,002 · see world ranking
Internet Users	9.3% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	4.3 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	36.2 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	0.2 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	12.1% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Uganda did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

DR Congo Kenya Rwanda South Sudan Tanzania

The geographic position is roughly 1°, 32°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.