About Uganda
Capital: Kampala
Population Estimate: 45,741,007 million (Source: World Bank)
Area: 241,088 square kilometers
Borders: Tanzania (south), South Sudan(north), Kenya (east) Rwanda (south), DR Congo (west)
Independence Day: October 09, 1962
President: Yoweri Kaguta Museveni
Major Religion: Christianity
Other Common Religions: Islam, Hinduism, Indigenous
Currency: Ugandan shillings
Key Challenges: Governance, poor health care, armed insurgencies, unemployment, road carnage
Interesting Fact: Museveni has been in power since 1986 and is one of the longest sitting presidents in Africa.
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