
The Republic of Uganda, a country in east-central Africa, bordered in the east by Kenya, in the north by Sudan, by the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west, Rwanda in the southwest and Tanzania in the south. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, within which it shares borders with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda takes its name from the historical Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a portion of the south of the country, including the capital Kampala. == History == Little is known about the history of the region now covered by Uganda until the arrival of the Arabs and Europeans in the mid 1800s. Humans are known to have lived in the area since at least the first millennium BC. When Arabs and Europeans arrived in the 19th century, they encountered a number of kingdoms in the area. They included Ankole, Buganda, Bunyoro, Busoga, and Toro. The largest and most important of these kingdoms was Buganda, which exists as part of Uganda today. Islam and Christianity were introduced to these kingdoms. The area was placed under the charter of the British East Africa Company in 1888, and was ruled as a protectorate by the United Kingdom from 1894. As several other territories and chiefdoms were integrated, the final protectorate called Uganda took shape in 1914. By 1966, the first Prime Minister of Uganda, Milton Obote, had overthrown the constitution and declared himself President of Uganda, ushering in an era of coups and counter-coups which would last until the mid-1980s. 1971 saw Idi Amin take power, ruling the country with the military for the coming decade. His rule cost an estimated 300,000 Ugandans' lives, and he forcibly removed the entrepreneurial East Indian minority from Uganda, decimating the economy. His reign was ended by a Tanzanian invasion in November 1978 to April 1979. The situation improved little with the return of Milton Obote, who was deposed once more in 1985. The current president, Yoweri Museveni, has been in power since 1986 and in generally viewed as being part of a new generation of African leaders. There is controversy, however, about the proposed change to the constitution that would allow him to run for a third term. Relative stability has been brought to the country with the exception of the North, which continues to struggle with a Lord's Resistance Army. Uganda has demonstrated the most effective national response to HIV/AIDS of any African country. == Politics == The President of Uganda, currently Yoweri Museveni, is both head of state and head of government. The president appoints a Prime Minister of Uganda who aids him in his tasks. The current prime minister is Apolo Nsibambi. The parliament is formed by the National Assembly, which has 303 members. 86 of these members are nominated by interest groups, including women and the Ugandan army. The remaining members are elected for five-year terms during general elections. == Geography == Although landlocked, Uganda has access to several large water bodies, including Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga and Lake Edward. The country is located on a plateau, averaging about 900 m above sea level. Although generally tropical in nature, the climate differs between parts of the country. Most important cities are located in the south, near Lake Victoria, including the capital Kampala and the nearby city of Entebbe. Uganda is divided into Districts of Uganda, spread across four administrative divisions: North, East, South and West. The districts are all named after their 'chief town'. The Kampala, for example, is in the Kampala (district). == Economy == Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper and cobalt. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing over 80% of the work force, with coffee accounting for the bulk of export revenues. Since 1986, the government - with the support of foreign countries and international agencies - has acted to rehabilitate an economy decimated during the regime of Idi Amin and subsequent civil war. Stabilising measures have included currency reform, raising producer prices on export crops, increasing prices of petroleum products, and improving civil service wages. The policy changes are especially aimed at dampening inflation, boosting production and improving the balance of payments. [[Image:UgandaCoffee.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Coffee is Uganda's main export.]] During 1990-2001, the economy turned in a solid performance based on continued investment in the rehabilitation of infrastructure, improved incentives for production and exports, reduced inflation, gradually improved domestic security, and the return of exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs. Ongoing Ugandan involvement in the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, corruption within the government, and slippage in the government's determination to press reforms raise doubts about the continuation of strong growth. In 2000, Uganda qualified for the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt relief initiative worth $1.3 billion and Paris Club debt relief worth $145 million. These amounts combined with the original HIPC debt relief added up to about $2 billion. Growth for 2001-02 was solid despite continued decline in the price of coffee, Uganda's principal export. Prospects for 2003 are mixed, with probable strengthening of coffee prices yet with halting growth in the economies of major export customers. == Demographics == Uganda is home to many different ethnic groups, none of whom form a majority of the population. Around forty different languages are currently in use in the country; English language was appointed as the country's official language by the Museveni government. The language with the largest number of native speakers is Luganda language, spoken in the Buganda region which encompasses Kampala. Kiswahili is widely used as a basic trade language. christianity and Islam missionaries first arrived in the 1860s, attempting to convert the Bugandan king. At present, about two-thirds of the population has adopted Christianity. The remaining one-third is split about evenly between Muslims and members of traditional faiths. == Culture == Due to the large number of tribes, many still living within their own kingdoms, culture within Uganda is diverse. A lot of the Asians (mostly from India) who were expelled during the regime of Amin are returning to Uganda. *Music of Uganda *List of African writers (by country)#Uganda ==Human rights== Respect for human rights in Uganda has been advanced significantly since the mid-1980s. There are, however, numerous areas which have continue to attract concern. The conflict in the north continues to generate reports of abuses by both the rebel Lord's Resistance Army and the Uganda People's Defence Force. Torture continues to be a widespread practice amongst security organisations. Attacks on political freedom in the country, including the arrest and beating of opposition Members of Parliament, has led to international criticism, culminating in May 2005 in a decision by the British government to withhold part of its aid to the country. == Miscellaneous topics == *Communications in Uganda *Education in Uganda *Transportation in Uganda *Military of Uganda *Foreign relations of Uganda *List of national parks of Uganda *List of cities in Uganda *Islam in Uganda == See also == *HMS Uganda *SS Uganda == External links == ===Government=== * [http://www.government.go.ug/ Government of Uganda] official site * [http://www.parliament.go.ug/ Parliament of the Republic of Uganda] official site * [http://www.visituganda.com/ Uganda Tourist Board] official site ===News=== * [http://allafrica.com/uganda/ allAfrica.com - ''Uganda''] news headline links * [http://www.procnews.com/ East African Procurement News] business weekly * [http://www.monitor.co.ug/ Monitor] independent national newspaper * [http://www.myuganda.co.ug/ My Uganda] news and community * [http://www.newvision.co.ug/ New Vision] government-owned national newspaper ===Overviews=== *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1069166.stm BBC News Country Profile - ''Uganda''] * [http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ug.html CIA World Factbook - ''Uganda''] *[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ugtoc.html Library of Congress Country Study - ''Uganda''] data as of December 1990 ===Directories=== * [http://search.looksmart.com/p/browse/us1/us317836/us317916/us559898/us559899/us10065672/us559962/ LookSmart - ''Uganda''] directory category * [http://dmoz.org/Regional/Africa/Uganda/ Open Directory Project - ''Uganda''] directory category *[http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/uganda.html Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: ''Uganda''] directory category * [http://www.ugandaonline.net/ UgandaOnline] directory *[http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Uganda.html University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: ''Uganda''] directory category * [http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Uganda/ Yahoo! - ''Uganda''] directory category ===Tourism=== * ===Other=== * [http://www.marketuganda.com/ MarketUganda.com] Uganda businesses * [http://www.uma.co.ug/ Ugandan Manufacturers Association] Uganda African Union member states Members of the Commonwealth of Nations lv:Uganda ms:Uganda nds:Uganda
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''An event mentioned in this article is an Template:October 9 selected anniversaries.'' ---- I am Ugandan, I just want to know what is going on this discussion forum about my Country. ---- The History of Uganda says there is little knowledge of the history of the region before the arrival of non-Africans. The article on Buganda at least gives the names of several kings from the 14th century onwards. If there is this much information, shouldn't it go in some form into this article as well? And is more really known about the history of that time? I for one would love to know. :) User:Klehti 13:16, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC) == Apolo Nsibambi == I think he is the prime minister. [from User:66.27.190.123] :Yeah, he was already mentioned on Politics of Uganda, though I've added his name to Politics section here. - User:BanyanTreeUser:BanyanTreeUser talk:BanyanTree 11:36, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC) == Swahili in Uganda == A section added on the widespread usage of Kiswahili was recently removed because of the low number of native Swahili speakers, according to ethnologue.com. This is an inaccurate measure. Kiswahili is a ''trade language'', in which people learn enough to exchange greetings, bargain in markets and ask for directions, when they don't speak a common native language. It is a trade language well into southern Sudan and eastern Congo. Even in non-Bantu regions of the north, people speak enough to carry on basic conversations with outsiders. I have thus re-added it with slight rewording to make the point clearer. - User:BanyanTreeUser:BanyanTreeUser talk:BanyanTree 23:43, 8 May 2005 (UTC) *I probably should have qualified it rather than removing it. Pidgin-Swahili is in wide usage. It is used especially in the Ugandan military. User:TreveXUser talk:TreveX 19:31, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
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The Republic of Uganda, a country in east-central Africa, bordered in the east by Kenya, in the north by Sudan, by the Democratic Republic of Congo in the west, Rwanda in the southwest and Tanzania in the south. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, within which it shares borders with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda takes its name from the historical Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a portion of the south of the country, including the capital Kampala. == History == Little is known about the history of the region now covered by Uganda until the arrival of the Arabs and Europeans in the mid 1800s. Humans are known to have lived in the area since at least the first millennium BC. When Arabs and Europeans arrived in the 19th century, they encountered a number of kingdoms in the area. They included Ankole, Buganda, Bunyoro, Busoga, and Toro. The largest and most important of these kingdoms was Buganda, which exists as part of Uganda today. Islam and Christianity were introduced to these kingdoms. The area was placed under the charter of the British East Africa Company in 1888, and was ruled as a protectorate by the United Kingdom from 1894. As several other territories and chiefdoms were integrated, the final protectorate called Uganda took shape in 1914. By 1966, the first Prime Minister of Uganda, Milton Obote, had overthrown the constitution and declared himself President of Uganda, ushering in an era of coups and counter-coups which would last until the mid-1980s. 1971 saw Idi Amin take power, ruling the country with the military for the coming decade. His rule cost an estimated 300,000 Ugandans' lives, and he forcibly removed the entrepreneurial East Indian minority from Uganda, decimating the economy. His reign was ended by a Tanzanian invasion in November 1978 to April 1979. The situation improved little with the return of Milton Obote, who was deposed once more in 1985. The current president, Yoweri Museveni, has been in power since 1986 and in generally viewed as being part of a new generation of African leaders. There is controversy, however, about the proposed change to the constitution that would allow him to run for a third term. Relative stability has been brought to the country with the exception of the North, which continues to struggle with a Lord's Resistance Army. Uganda has demonstrated the most effective national response to HIV/AIDS of any African country. == Politics == The President of Uganda, currently Yoweri Museveni, is both head of state and head of government. The president appoints a Prime Minister of Uganda who aids him in his tasks. The current prime minister is Apolo Nsibambi. The parliament is formed by the National Assembly, which has 303 members. 86 of these members are nominated by interest groups, including women and the Ugandan army. The remaining members are elected for five-year terms during general elections. == Geography == Although landlocked, Uganda has access to several large water bodies, including Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga and Lake Edward. The country is located on a plateau, averaging about 900 m above sea level. Although generally tropical in nature, the climate differs between parts of the country. Most important cities are located in the south, near Lake Victoria, including the capital Kampala and the nearby city of Entebbe. Uganda is divided into Districts of Uganda, spread across four administrative divisions: North, East, South and West. The districts are all named after their 'chief town'. The Kampala, for example, is in the Kampala (district). == Economy == Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper and cobalt. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing over 80% of the work force, with coffee accounting for the bulk of export revenues. Since 1986, the government - with the support of foreign countries and international agencies - has acted to rehabilitate an economy decimated during the regime of Idi Amin and subsequent civil war. Stabilising measures have included currency reform, raising producer prices on export crops, increasing prices of petroleum products, and improving civil service wages. The policy changes are especially aimed at dampening inflation, boosting production and improving the balance of payments. [[Image:UgandaCoffee.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Coffee is Uganda's main export.]] During 1990-2001, the economy turned in a solid performance based on continued investment in the rehabilitation of infrastructure, improved incentives for production and exports, reduced inflation, gradually improved domestic security, and the return of exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs. Ongoing Ugandan involvement in the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, corruption within the government, and slippage in the government's determination to press reforms raise doubts about the continuation of strong growth. In 2000, Uganda qualified for the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt relief initiative worth $1.3 billion and Paris Club debt relief worth $145 million. These amounts combined with the original HIPC debt relief added up to about $2 billion. Growth for 2001-02 was solid despite continued decline in the price of coffee, Uganda's principal export. Prospects for 2003 are mixed, with probable strengthening of coffee prices yet with halting growth in the economies of major export customers. == Demographics == Uganda is home to many different ethnic groups, none of whom form a majority of the population. Around forty different languages are currently in use in the country; English language was appointed as the country's official language by the Museveni government. The language with the largest number of native speakers is Luganda language, spoken in the Buganda region which encompasses Kampala. Kiswahili is widely used as a basic trade language. christianity and Islam missionaries first arrived in the 1860s, attempting to convert the Bugandan king. At present, about two-thirds of the population has adopted Christianity. The remaining one-third is split about evenly between Muslims and members of traditional faiths. == Culture == Due to the large number of tribes, many still living within their own kingdoms, culture within Uganda is diverse. A lot of the Asians (mostly from India) who were expelled during the regime of Amin are returning to Uganda. *Music of Uganda *List of African writers (by country)#Uganda ==Human rights== Respect for human rights in Uganda has been advanced significantly since the mid-1980s. There are, however, numerous areas which have continue to attract concern. The conflict in the north continues to generate reports of abuses by both the rebel Lord's Resistance Army and the Uganda People's Defence Force. Torture continues to be a widespread practice amongst security organisations. Attacks on political freedom in the country, including the arrest and beating of opposition Members of Parliament, has led to international criticism, culminating in May 2005 in a decision by the British government to withhold part of its aid to the country. == Miscellaneous topics == *Communications in Uganda *Education in Uganda *Transportation in Uganda *Military of Uganda *Foreign relations of Uganda *List of national parks of Uganda *List of cities in Uganda *Islam in Uganda == See also == *HMS Uganda *SS Uganda == External links == ===Government=== * [http://www.government.go.ug/ Government of Uganda] official site * [http://www.parliament.go.ug/ Parliament of the Republic of Uganda] official site * [http://www.visituganda.com/ Uganda Tourist Board] official site ===News=== * [http://allafrica.com/uganda/ allAfrica.com - ''Uganda''] news headline links * [http://www.procnews.com/ East African Procurement News] business weekly * [http://www.monitor.co.ug/ Monitor] independent national newspaper * [http://www.myuganda.co.ug/ My Uganda] news and community * [http://www.newvision.co.ug/ New Vision] government-owned national newspaper ===Overviews=== *[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/country_profiles/1069166.stm BBC News Country Profile - ''Uganda''] * [http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ug.html CIA World Factbook - ''Uganda''] *[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/ugtoc.html Library of Congress Country Study - ''Uganda''] data as of December 1990 ===Directories=== * [http://search.looksmart.com/p/browse/us1/us317836/us317916/us559898/us559899/us10065672/us559962/ LookSmart - ''Uganda''] directory category * [http://dmoz.org/Regional/Africa/Uganda/ Open Directory Project - ''Uganda''] directory category *[http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/africa/uganda.html Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: ''Uganda''] directory category * [http://www.ugandaonline.net/ UgandaOnline] directory *[http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Country_Specific/Uganda.html University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: ''Uganda''] directory category * [http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Uganda/ Yahoo! - ''Uganda''] directory category ===Tourism=== * ===Other=== * [http://www.marketuganda.com/ MarketUganda.com] Uganda businesses * [http://www.uma.co.ug/ Ugandan Manufacturers Association] Uganda African Union member states Members of the Commonwealth of Nations lv:Uganda ms:Uganda nds:Uganda
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''An event mentioned in this article is an Template:October 9 selected anniversaries.'' ---- I am Ugandan, I just want to know what is going on this discussion forum about my Country. ---- The History of Uganda says there is little knowledge of the history of the region before the arrival of non-Africans. The article on Buganda at least gives the names of several kings from the 14th century onwards. If there is this much information, shouldn't it go in some form into this article as well? And is more really known about the history of that time? I for one would love to know. :) User:Klehti 13:16, 15 Feb 2005 (UTC) == Apolo Nsibambi == I think he is the prime minister. [from User:66.27.190.123] :Yeah, he was already mentioned on Politics of Uganda, though I've added his name to Politics section here. - User:BanyanTreeUser:BanyanTreeUser talk:BanyanTree 11:36, 8 Apr 2005 (UTC) == Swahili in Uganda == A section added on the widespread usage of Kiswahili was recently removed because of the low number of native Swahili speakers, according to ethnologue.com. This is an inaccurate measure. Kiswahili is a ''trade language'', in which people learn enough to exchange greetings, bargain in markets and ask for directions, when they don't speak a common native language. It is a trade language well into southern Sudan and eastern Congo. Even in non-Bantu regions of the north, people speak enough to carry on basic conversations with outsiders. I have thus re-added it with slight rewording to make the point clearer. - User:BanyanTreeUser:BanyanTreeUser talk:BanyanTree 23:43, 8 May 2005 (UTC) *I probably should have qualified it rather than removing it. Pidgin-Swahili is in wide usage. It is used especially in the Ugandan military. User:TreveXUser talk:TreveX 19:31, 12 May 2005 (UTC)
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