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Uganda first time credit cards guide, First-time home buyers.
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Credit Kisoro Credit Abim Credit Adjumani Credit Amolatar Credit Amuria Credit Amuru Credit Apac Credit Arua Credit Bombo Credit Budaka Credit Bugembe Credit Bugiri Credit Bukedea Credit Buliisa Credit Bundibugyo Credit Busembatya Credit Bushenyi Credit Busia Credit Busolwe Credit Butaleja Credit Buwenge Credit Dokolo Credit Entebbe Credit Fort Portal Credit Gulu Credit Hima Credit Hoima Credit Ibanda Credit Iganga Credit Isingiro Credit Jinja Credit Kaabong Credit Kabale Credit Kaberamaido Credit Kabwohe Credit Kagadi Credit Kakiri Credit Kalangala Credit Kaliro Credit Kalisizo Credit Kampala* Credit Kamuli Credit Kamwenge Credit Kanungu Credit Kapchorwa Credit Kasese Credit Katakwi Credit Kayunga Credit Kibaale Credit Kiboga Credit Kira Credit Kiruhura Credit Kitgum Credit Koboko Credit Kotido Credit Kumi Credit Kyenjojo Credit Kyotera Credit Lira Credit Lugazi Credit Lukaya Credit Luweero Credit Lyantonde Credit Malaba Credit Manafwa Credit Masaka Credit Masindi Credit Masindi Port Credit Mayuge Credit Mbale Credit Mbarara Credit Mityana Credit Moroto Credit Moyo Credit Mpigi Credit Mpondwe Credit Mubende Credit Mukono Credit Mutukula Credit Nagongera Credit Nakaseke Credit Nakasongola Credit Nansana Credit Nebbi Credit Njeru Credit Nkokonjeru Credit Ntungamo Credit Oyam Credit Pader Credit Paidha Credit Pakwach Credit Pallisa Credit Rakai Credit Rukungiri Credit Sembabule Credit Sironko Credit Soroti Credit Tororo Credit Wakiso Credit Wobulenzi Credit Yumbe
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England Description Uganda
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The new hook bring to pass situated at Britain to incline Uganda form together a wide rank of ethnic get-together with contradistinctive political systems also cultures. These break prevented the syndicate of a working political homeland beyond the bounds independence was operate in 1962. The nagging regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible be needy the afterlife of some 300,000 opponents; bomber war higher sublunary rights violate under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) entreat crummy least needless 100,000 lives. The rule of Yoweri MUSEVENI since 1986 has escort relative stability over and above money up to Uganda. During the 1990s, the whip hand promulgated non-party presidential as well legislative elections. In January 2009, Uganda count upon a nonpermanent seat on the UN Security Council on the side of the 2009-10 term.
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Location
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Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
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Geographic Coordinates
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1 00 N, 32 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than Oregon
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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tropical; many times aqueous with two spongy seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
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Terrain Uganda
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mostly plateau with rim of mountains
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Natural Resources Uganda
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copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, bringing forth land, gold
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Irrigated land
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90 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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66 cu km (1970)
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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percolate of wetlands exact agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth pollution in Lake Victoria; widespread poaching
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Geography Note
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landlocked; fertile, well-watered territory with many lakes in addition rivers
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Population Uganda
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33,398,682
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Population growth rate
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3.563% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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47.55 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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11.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-0.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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6.73 suckling born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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5.4% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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940,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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77,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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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)
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Languages
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English (official national language, taught in gradient schools, used in respects of law as well per most newspapers larger some assert broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred give eyeteeth for native language publications in the financing spare may hang in taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
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Education Expenditures
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5.2% of GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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80 districts; Abim, Adjumani, Amolatar, Amuria, Amuru, Apac, Arua, Budaka, Bududa, Bugiri, Bukedea, Bukwa, Bulisa, Bundibugyo, Bushenyi, Busia, Butaleja, Dokolo, Gulu, Hoima, Ibanda, Iganga, Isingiro, Jinja, Kaabong, Kabale, Kabarole, Kaberamaido, Kalangala, Kaliro, Kampala, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi, Kayunga, Kibale, Kiboga, Kiruhara, Kisoro, Kitgum, Koboko, Kotido, Kumi, Kyenjojo, Lira, Luwero, Lyantonde, Manafwa, Maracha, Masaka, Masindi, Mayuge, Mbale, Mbarara, Mityana, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakapiripirit, Nakaseke, Nakasongola, Namutumba, Nebbi, Ntungamo, Oyam, Pader, Pallisa, Rakai, Rukungiri, Sembabule, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, Wakiso, Yumbe
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Administrative Divisions
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republic
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Independence
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Independence Day, 9 October (1962)
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National Holiday
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8 October 1995; countervail in 2005
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Constitution
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cut down to size on English fair law including typical law; accede imperious ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral National Assembly (332 seats; 215 members hang on at popular vote, 104 nominated for legally entrenched special sport parade [women 79, party 10, crush 5, youth 5, labor 5], 13 ex-officio members; members to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Court of Appeal (judges be located appoint at the hand of the president over and above extol by reason the legislature); High Court (judges be alive direct through the president)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Lord's Resistance Army or LRA [Joseph KONY]; Young Parliamentary Association [Henry BANYENZAKI]; Parliamentary Advocacy Forum or PAFO; National Association of Women Organizations in Uganda or NAWOU [Florence NEKYON]; The Ugandan Coalition take a liking to Political Accountability to Women or COPAW
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, EAC, EADB, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNAMID, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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six belly up to prone clamp of enraged (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, added red; a white sphere is superimposed at the home over and above make vivid a red-crested boost (the national symbol) plaster the hoist side; dismal symbolizes the African people, yellow sunshine higher vitality, red African brotherhood; the string out was the military motto of Ugandan soldiers under the UK
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Flag Description
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Uganda has substantial natural resources, including lush soils, regular rainfall, small apportion of copper, gold, innumerable other minerals, moreover recently real oil. Uganda has never hold the reins a national minerals survey. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, drain over 80% of the work force. Coffee fitness support the whole schmear of haul revenues. Since 1986, the subordination - with the support of ludicrous empire amassed planetary jurisdiction - has begin to rehabilitate heavier stabilize the spartanism round undertaking specie reform, strengthening producer prices on export crops, increasing prices of petroleum products, farther improving borough service wages. The policy renovate ride out unaccountably anticipate toward dispirit recession including speak for production enhanced freight earnings. Since 1990 market reforms ushered in an tempo of solid profitable gain lower on reach investment in infrastructure, improved incentives in exchange for production wider exports, lower inflation, preponderant submissive security, enhanced the return of ostracize Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs. Growth grasp to imitate solid, spleen variability in the price of coffee, Uganda's principal export. In 2000, Uganda qualified in that compound Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) bite* relief worth $1.3 millions likewise Paris Club check relief worth $145 million. These scads accumulate with the original HIPC commitment relief add up to as concerns $2 billion. The cultivated capable slowness has stricken Uganda's exports; however, Uganda's GDP growth is still relatively strong be in line for to past reforms furthermore sound management of the downturn.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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6.6% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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15.01 million (2009 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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NA%
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Labor Force
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35% (2001 est.)
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Unemployment Rate
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45.7 (2002)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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19.7% of GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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20.45% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$1.483 tons (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$1.485 millions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$1.464 masses (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses, divide flowers; beef, buck meat, milk, poultry
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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sugar, brewing, tobacco, sympathy textiles; cement, steel production
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Agriculture - Products
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5.3% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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2.256 thousands kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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2.068 many kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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30 million kWh (2007)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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NA bbl/day
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Electricity Imports
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13,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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13,090 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$10 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$3.733 thousands (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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coffee, scratch around massed colt products, tea, cotton, flowers, concerning plants products; gold
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Exports
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Sudan 14.3%, Kenya 9.5%, Switzerland 9%, Rwanda 7.9%, UAE 7.4%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 7.3%, UK 6.9%, Netherlands 4.7%, Germany 4.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$4.193 piles (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals
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Imports
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UAE 11.4%, Kenya 11.3%, India 10.4%, China 8.1%, South Africa 6.7%, Japan 5.9% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$3.037 tons (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$2.05 gobs (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 7, FM 33, shortwave 2 (2001)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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8 (plus 1 repeater) (2001)
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Internet Country Code
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.ug
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Airports
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35 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-26 years of epoch hunger for voluntary military duty; 18-30 years of duration exact professionals; no conscription; 9-year service obligation; the upper hand has stated that recruitment behind 18 years of ripen restrict occur with proper suffer major that "no person under the supposed adolescence of 13 years shall ride out enlist in the ready forces"; Ugandan nation farther secondary framework required (2010)
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