Area: 236,860 sq km
Capital: Kampala
Principal cities: Gulu, Kampala, Lira, Mbale, Mbarara
Official language: English, Swahili
Independence day: 9 October 1962
Population: 37,200,000 million
Demographic growth: 2.692% (CIA 2010 est.)
Life expectancy: 52.72 Years (CIA 2010 est.)
Literacy rate: 67.4% (CIA 2010 est.)
Religion(s): Roman catholic 41.95, protestant 42%, Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%, Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census)
Human development index: 97 out of 177 countries (2011)
Currency: Ugandan Shilling (UGX)
GDP: $42.2 billion (2011 est.)
GDP per capital: 41,241 per capita (2011 est.)
Growth rate: 5.2% (2010)
Rate of unemployment: N/A
Rate of inflation: 15% (2011 est.)
Net budgetary position: N/A
Balance of payment: N/A
Export partners: Sudan (15 percent), Kenya (10 percent), DR Congo, Netherlands, Germany, South Africa and UAE
Import partners: Sudan 15.3%, Kenya 10.2%, Rwanda 8.5%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.8%, UAE 7.7%, Netherlands 6.4%, Germany 5.4%, and Belgium 4.1% (2010)
Contribution of various sectors to GDP: Agriculture: 21.8%, industry: 26.1%, services 52.1% (2011 est.)