FACTS ABOUT UGANDA

-Nearly 50% of the population is under 14 years old 

 

-The average woman has 5.8 children 

 

-The median age is 15.7 years

 

-The capital is Kampala, population almost 2 million

 

-Almost 30,000 people die of AIDS annually

 

-Literacy rate is ~78.4%

 

-There are 111 districts plus the capital 

 

-Independence Day is October 8th

 

-Voting age is 18 years old

 

-The National Anthem is “Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty”

 

-19.2% of the population has Internet access

 

-There are 47 airport runways (only 5 of them are paved)

 

*Information came from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ug.html