Location: East Africa

Neighbours: Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo

Capital: Kampala

Area: 241,038 km²

Population: 32.7 million

Annual population growth: 3.3%

Government: President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni elected since January 1986

Major languages: English, Swahili

Religions: Christianity, Islam

Life expectancy: 53 years

Mortality rate: 81.7 infants per 1,000 live births

HIV/AIDS: prevalence: 5.4% of population ages 15-49

Literacy: 66.8% of population ages 15+