Uganda became an independent nation in 1962. It’s President, Yoweri Museveni, has been in power since 1986. Multi-party elections became legal in 2005. While agriculture remains the most important source of income for citizens of Uganda, oil deposits were also recently found.

• Country Profile
  • Land Mass/Major Cities – Uganda’s capital city is Kampala. Uganda is situated in between South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Kenya.
  • Languages – English (official national), Ganda or Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
• Business Activity
  • Agriculture – Beef, cassava, coffee, corn, cotton, cut flowers, fish, goat meat, milk, millet, potatoes, poultry, pulses, tea, and tobacco
  • Industries – Brewing, cement, cotton textiles, steel production, sugar, and tobacco
  • Natural Resources – Arable land, cobalt, copper, gold, hydropower, limestone, and salt
  • Exports – Coffee, cotton, fish, fish products, flowers, horticultural products, and tea
  • Imports – Capital equipment, cereals, medical supplies, petroleum, and vehicles
  • Major Trading Partners – China, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany, India, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, Rwanda, and the UAE

Source: CIA. (2017). The World Factbook: Uganda. CIA. Retrieved from: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html