United Nations
Development Programme

Plot 15B Clement Hill Road

P.O Box 7184

Kampala, Uganda

Tel: (256) 414-233440/1/2/5

Fax: (256) 414-344801

Email: registry.ug@undp.org

Area
Land Area	197,097 km2
Water and Swamps	44,228 km2
Total surface area	241,038 km2
Land Use*
Cultivated	85,112 km2	44%
Of which irrigated	2,376 km2	1%
Grazing	51,118.6 km2	26%
Forest and woodland	48,974.7 km2	24%
Other land		5%
Total	197,097 km2	100%
Population
Population(mid 2005)	27.2 million
Population density(2002)	126 persons/km2
Annual Population growth rate(2003)	3.50%
Population distribution (2005/06)
Urban	15.4%
Rural	84.6%
Total	100%
Economy
GDP PER CAPITA at Current prices (2004/05)	Ushs. 575,405/=
Real growth in GDP (2004/05)	5.8%
Annual average growth rate (2000-2005)	5.56%
Average Exchange rate (2003)	Ushs. 1963.7= US$ 1
Per Capita GDP growth rate (2003)	2.2%
Fiscal deficit (% gdp 2004/05)	11.0%
GDP by main activity at current (2004/05) prices:
Agriculture	30.8%
Industry	8.3%
Service	48.2%
Others	12.7%
Total GDP	100%
GDP expenditure at current (2004/05) prices
Public consumption as a % of GDP	14.2%
Private consumption as a % of GDP	76.0%
Investment as a % of GDP	23.2%
Net trade balance	-13.4%
Balance of Payments (2004/2005)
Exports of goods and services	$786.32 million
Imports of goods and services	-$1,836.4 million
Service balance	-$242.0 million
Official transfers	$434.2 million
Current Account balance	-$456.3 million
Official grants	$434.2 million
Reserves	$1326 million
Inflation rate (2004/05)	4.5%
Total external debt (March 2005)	US $47 billion
Debt service ratio (2002/03)	22.2% of exports
Principal exports	Coffee,cotton,tea,Tobacco,fish, beans,Hides&skins
Principal export markets:	EEC,Kenya,Middle East
HD
HDI (2004 GHDR)	0.502
HD Rank	145
Health
Infant mortality rate- (2002/03)	88 per 1000
Life expectancy at birth (2003)	46.2 years
% age of Deliveries in Health Centres	24.4
Access to safe water (2003)
Urban	65%
Rural	60%
Total	52.00%
Access to Sanitation(2002/03)
Urban	65%
Rural	56%
Total	79%
Population per doctor (2003)	20,000
Population per hospital bed (1995)	1,095
HIV/AIDS Prevalence rate	6.2%
Education
Net Primary school enrolment (2002/03):	86.7%
Primary completion rate
Male	66%
Female	44%
Secondary completion rate (gross)
Male	20%
Female	17%
Tertiary: (2002/03)	4%
Adult literacy rate (2003):
Male
Female
Total	68.9%
Infrastructure (2003)
Roads	64,600 km
Urban Roads	30%
District Roads	67%
Community Roads	10%
National Roads	75%
Railways	1,228 km
Electricity generation Electricity (2001)	308.5 MW
Access to Rural Electricity	3%
General
Religions
Catholic	45%
Anglican	35%
Islam	10%
Other	10%
Official language	English
Currency	Uganda Shilling
Fiscal year	July/June