Uganda

Republic of Uganda^[1] Jamhuri ya Uganda (Swahili)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "For God and My Country" "kwa mungu na nchi yangu"
Anthem: "Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty"
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Capital and largest city	Kampala
Official languages	English Swahili^[2]
Religion (2014 census)^[3]	84.4% Christianity —39.3% Catholicism —32.0% Anglicanism —13.1% Other Christian 13.7% Islam 1.9% Others / None
Demonym(s)	Ugandan^[4]
Government	Unitary dominant-party presidential republic

• President	Yoweri Museveni
• Vice-President	Jessica Alupo
• Prime Minister	Robinah Nabbanja

Legislature	Parliament
Independence

• from the United Kingdom	9 October 1962
• Current constitution	8 October 1995

Area
• Total	241,038 km² (93,065 sq mi) (79th)
• Water (%)	15.39
Population
• 2018 estimate	42,729,036^[5]^[6] (35th)
• 2014 census	34,634,650^[7]
• Density	157.1/km² (406.9/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$102.659 billion^[8]
• Per capita	$2,566^[8]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$30.765 billion^[8]
• Per capita	$956^[8]
Gini (2016)	42.0^[9] medium
HDI (2019)	0.544^[10] low · 159th
Currency	Ugandan shilling (UGX)
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+256^a
ISO 3166 code	UG
Internet TLD	.ug
+006 from Kenya and Tanzania.

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