FACTS & FIGURES

POPULATION 23 million

AREA 93,070 sq miles

CURRENCY Ugandan shilling (UGX)

EXCHANGE 1,700 Ugandan shillings per US$1

CAPITAL Kampala

GDP $26.2 billion (2000) purchasing power parity

GDP GROWTH 6% (2000)

NATURAL RESOURCES Copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land

INDUSTRIES Sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton, textiles, cement