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Uganda Factfile
| Estimated population: | 32,369,558 |
|---|---|
| Capital: | Kampala |
| Infant mortality rate: | 64.82 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Climate: | tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast |
| Min-Max temp: | 16-28 Degrees c (Kampala) |
| Language: | English (official national language), Ganda or Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic |
| Life expectancy at birth: | 52.72 |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census) |
| Government: | Republic |
| President: | Yoweri Museveni |
| Prime Minister: | Apollo Nsibambi |
| Area: | 91,136 sq miles |
| Currency: | Ugandan Shilling |
| Time zone: | GMT+3 |
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