Susan.S 

 

Uganda

 

        

           

                                   The flag of Uganda.

 

 

               Uganda's Coat of arms

 

 

 

 

                           

                               Map of Uganda.

 

 

 

 

                    

Kampala, the capital city of Uganda.

 

 

 

 

                                   

                 Lake Victoria.

 

 

 

 

    

       Uganda people.

 

          

        

        

 

          Uganda is located in eastern Africa, with no direct access to the sea, but lots of lakes; Lake Victoria is the second biggest freshwater lake in the world that is located in Uganda. Kampala is the capital city of Uganda, with the population of about 1.2 million; it is also the largest city of Uganda. Gulu is the second largest city. Entebbe was the capital city until 1962.

 

Population & Religion

        

          Uganda has a population of 31 million, about 15 percent of Ugandans are Muslims, 16 percent are Christians, Roman Catholics. And 18 percent are local beliefs.

 

Language & Food & Clothing & Entertainment & Famous people

          

          The official language is English; Swahili is another language that is used around eastern Africa. The tradition food is Matoke; they are made from mashed bananas. The main foods are sweet potatoes, beans, chicken, corn, tomatoes, yams, cabbage, and freshwater fish. Main fruits are plantains (a fruit shaped like bananas), oranges, papayas, lemon, and pineapples. They often wear dress in a modern Western fashion. Others wear traditional dress. Most Ugandan's entertainment is listening to the radio, here are some of the stations, Choice FM, Jal fresh 96.9(first English radio station in Uganda), Mega FM 102.1. Some famous musicians like Iryn Namubiru, Goodlyfe crew, Lou Bega, are all from Uganda. famous writers like Monica Arac de Nyeko, Timothy Wangusa are also from Uganda.

 

Major industries

          

         The major industries are building and construction materials, such as cement, reinforcing rods, corrugated roofing sheets, and paint. Other industries are  plastics, soap, cork, beer, and soft drinks.

 

Government in power

 

           Yoweri Kaguta Museveni is the president of Uganda since January 26th,1986.  Idi Amin Dada was th first president of Uganda who ruined the economy and government until 1979. The second president was Milton Obote, who led Uganda towards independence from the British colonial' control. Even though Uganda's government is improving, but Uganda is still one of the poorest countries in the world.

 

Poverty Rate

 

          Uganda's population is 35% below the poverty line.

	Life expectancy  at birth	Expected years  of schooling	Means years of schooling	GNI per capita  (2005 PPP$)	HDI value
1980	50.1	3.9	1.9	....	...
1985	49.6	5.7	2.3	0,484	0.294
1990	47.4	5.6	2.8	0,517	0.299
1995	44.9	7.0	3.4	0,614	0.321
2000	46.1	10.7	3.9	0,770	0.372
2005	50.2	10.0	4.3	0,880	0.401
2010	53.7	10.8	4.7	1,099	0.442
2011	54.1	10.8	4.7	1,124	0.446

          The HDI value has imporved since the 1980's to 2011. During the 1980's the education is not being met, although Uganda has alot more education than the other Africa countrys, but education is still poor in Uganda. However, it has imporved over the years. The problem is because the government uses the money on developting army and weapons, so the money on education is less, that's why the education is poor in Uganda.

 

Organizations

 

          Some groups that are helping out are,  Integrated Intergenerational Literacy Project (IILP), Uganda Rural Literacy and Community Development Association (URLCODA), United Nation International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF).

 

 

 

 Interesting facts

 

          The average life span of a Ugandan is 45 years old.

          70% of Ugandans over 15 years old can read and write, both girls and boys attend school in Uganda.

          Uganda’s largest export is coffee.

          In Uganda you drive on the left hand side of the road.

          About half the population live on less that US$1.25 per day.

 

Uganda's pros & cons

          You should visit Uganda, because there are a lot of great food in there. There are many radio stations in Uganda. And also there are a lot of wildlife animals.

          Someone may not want to visit Uganda because the death rate is pretty high. There are some terrorist activity happening. Also because the country is 35% below poverty line.

 

 

 

 

 

Bibliography

 

 http://hdrstats.undp.org/images/explanations/UGA.pdf

 

 http://www.unesco.org/uil/litbase/?menu=4&programme=12

 

 http://www.google.ca/webhp?hl=en&tab=Xw

 

 http://expertspaceca.grolier.com/

 

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda

 

 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14107906

 

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1051.html#safety

 

 

 

 

By: Susan.S