Compare Bouvet Island (2007) - Uganda (2003)

Compare Bouvet Island (2007) z Uganda (2003)

	Bouvet Island (2007)	Uganda (2003)

Administrative divisions	-	56 districts; Adjumani, Apac, Arua, Bugiri, Bundibugyo, Bushenyi, Busia, Gulu, Hoima, Iganga, Jinja, Kabale, Kabarole, Kaberamaido, Kalangala, Kampala, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi, Kayunga, Kibale, Kiboga, Kisoro, Kitgum, Kotido, Kumi, Kyenjojo, Lira, Luwero, Masaka, Masindi, Mayuge, Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakapiripirit, Nakasongola, Nebbi, Ntungamo, Pader, Pallisa, Rakai, Rukungiri, Sembabule, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, Wakiso, Yumbe
Age structure	-	0-14 years: 50.8% (male 6,528,724; female 6,486,736) 15-64 years: 46.8% (male 5,985,911; female 6,024,798) 65 years and over: 2.4% (male 266,930; female 339,695) (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products	-	coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco, cassava (tapioca), potatoes, corn, millet, pulses; beef, goat meat, milk, poultry, cut flowers
Airports	-	27 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 4 over 3,047 m: 3 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 23 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 9 under 914 m: 7 (2002)
Area	total: 49 sq km land: 49 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 236,040 sq km land: 199,710 sq km water: 36,330 sq km
Area - comparative	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC	slightly smaller than Oregon
Background	This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. It was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Norway designated Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters a nature reserve. Since 1977, it has run an automated meteorological station on the island.	Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,000 lives. During the 1990s, the government promulgated non-party presidential and legislative elections.
Birth rate	-	46.57 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget	-	revenues: $959 million expenditures: $1.04 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY98/99 est.)
Capital	-	Kampala
Climate	antarctic	tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast
Coastline	29.6 km	0 km (landlocked)
Constitution	-	8 October 1995; adopted by the interim, 284-member Constituent Assembly, charged with debating the draft constitution that had been proposed in May 1993; the Constituent Assembly was dissolved upon the promulgation of the constitution in October 1995
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island	conventional long form: Republic of Uganda conventional short form: Uganda
Currency	-	Ugandan shilling (UGX)
Death rate	-	16.95 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Debt - external	-	$2.8 billion (2002 est.)
Dependency status	territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo	-
Diplomatic representation from the US	-	chief of mission: Ambassador Jimmy KOLKER embassy: 1577 Ggaba Rd., Kampala mailing address: P. O. Box 7007, Kampala telephone: [256] (41) 234-142 FAX: [256] (41) 258-451
Diplomatic representation in the US	-	chief of mission: Ambassador Edith Grace SSEMPALA chancery: 5911 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20011 telephone: [1] (202) 726-7100 through 7102, 0416 FAX: [1] (202) 726-1727
Disputes - international	none	Tutsi, Hutu, and other ethnic groups, associated political rebels, armed gangs, and various government forces continue fighting in the Great Lakes region, transcending the boundaries of Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda to gain control over populated areas and natural resources; government heads pledge to end conflict, but localized violence continues despite UN peacekeeping efforts; conflict in Sudan has extended rebel forces and refugees into Uganda
Economic aid - recipient	-	$1.4 billion (2000)
Economy - overview	no economic activity; declared a nature reserve	Uganda has substantial natural resources, including fertile soils, regular rainfall, and sizable mineral deposits of copper and cobalt. Agriculture is the most important sector of the economy, employing over 80% of the work force. Coffee accounts for the bulk of export revenues. Since 1986, the government - with the support of foreign countries and international agencies - has acted to rehabilitate and stabilize the economy by undertaking currency reform, raising producer prices on export crops, increasing prices of petroleum products, and improving civil service wages. The policy changes are especially aimed at dampening inflation and boosting production and export earnings. During 1990-2001, the economy turned in a solid performance based on continued investment in the rehabilitation of infrastructure, improved incentives for production and exports, reduced inflation, gradually improved domestic security, and the return of exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs. Ongoing Ugandan involvement in the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, corruption within the government, and slippage in the government's determination to press reforms raise doubts about the continuation of strong growth. In 2000, Uganda qualified for enhanced Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) debt relief worth $1.3 billion and Paris Club debt relief worth $145 million. These amounts combined with the original HIPC debt relief added up to about $2 billion. Growth for 2001-02 was solid despite continued decline in the price of coffee, Uganda's principal export. Prospects for 2003 are mixed, with probable strengthening of coffee prices yet with halting growth in the economies of major export customers.
Electricity - consumption	-	1.62 billion kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports	-	174 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports	-	1 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - production	-	1.928 billion kWh (2001)
Electricity - production by source	-	fossil fuel: 0.9% hydro: 99.1% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Olav Peak 935 m	lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m highest point: Margherita Peak on Mount Stanley 5,110 m
Environment - current issues	NA	draining of wetlands for agricultural use; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion; water hyacinth infestation in Lake Victoria; poaching is widespread
Environment - international agreements	-	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Environmental Modification
Ethnic groups	-	Baganda 17%, Ankole 8%, Basoga 8%, Iteso 8%, Bakiga 7%, Langi 6%, Rwanda 6%, Bagisu 5%, Acholi 4%, Lugbara 4%, Batoro 3%, Bunyoro 3%, Alur 2%, Bagwere 2%, Bakonjo 2%, Jopodhola 2%, Karamojong 2%, Rundi 2%, non-African (European, Asian, Arab) 1%, other 8%
Exchange rates	-	Ugandan shillings per US dollar - 1,797.55 (2002), 1,755.66 (2001), 1,644.48 (2000), 1,454.83 (1999), 1,240.31 (1998)
Executive branch	-	chief of state: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power 26 January 1986); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government head of government: President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since seizing power 29 January 1986); Prime Minister Apollo NSIBAMBI (since 5 April 1999); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; the prime minister assists the president in the supervision of the cabinet cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among elected legislators elections: president reelected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 12 March 2001 (next to be held NA 2006); note - first popular election for president since independence in 1962 was held in 1996; prime minister appointed by the president election results: Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI elected president; percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI 69.3%, Kizza BESIGYE 27.8%
Exports	-	NA (2001)
Exports - commodities	-	coffee, fish and fish products, tea; gold, cotton, flowers, horticultural products
Exports - partners	-	Belgium 16.2%, Netherlands 13.7%, Germany 7.5%, Spain 5.5%, Hong Kong 4.9%, US 4.6%, UK 4.3%, Italy 4.1%, Portugal 4.1% (2002)
Fiscal year	-	1 July - 30 June
Flag description	the flag of Norway is used	six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red; a white disk is superimposed at the center and depicts a red-crested crane (the national symbol) facing the hoist side
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $30.49 billion (2002 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: 43% industry: 19% services: 38% (2001 est.)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $1,200 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-	5.5% (2002 est.)
Geographic coordinates	54 26 S, 3 24 E	1 00 N, 32 00 E
Geography - note	covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve	landlocked; fertile, well-watered country with many lakes and rivers
Highways	-	total: 27,000 km paved: 1,809 km unpaved: 25,191 km (1999 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: 4% highest 10%: 21% (2000)
Imports	-	NA (2001)
Imports - commodities	-	capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals
Imports - partners	-	Kenya 45.3%, South Africa 6.8%, India 5.7%, UK 5.5% (2002)
Independence	-	9 October 1962 (from UK)
Industrial production growth rate	-	6.3% (2002 est.)
Industries	-	sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton textiles, cement
Infant mortality rate	-	total: 87.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 95.41 deaths/1,000 live births female: 80.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	0.1% (2002 est.)
International organization participation	-	ACP, AfDB, C, EADB, ECA, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	-	2 (2000)
Irrigated land	0 sq km	90 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch	-	Court of Appeal (judges are appointed by the president and approved by the legislature); High Court (judges are appointed by the president)
Labor force	-	12 million (2001 est.)
Labor force - by occupation	-	agriculture 82%, industry 5%, services 13% (1999 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	total: 2,698 km border countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo 765 km, Kenya 933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km, Tanzania 396 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (2005)	arable land: 25.34% permanent crops: 8.77% other: 65.89% (1998 est.)
Languages	-	English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
Legal system	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply	in 1995, the government restored the legal system to one based on English common law and customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations
Legislative branch	-	unicameral National Assembly (303 members - 214 directly elected by popular vote, 81 nominated by legally established special interest groups [women 56, army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5], 8 ex officio members; members serve five-year terms) elections: last held 26 June 2001 (next to be held May or June 2006); election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; note - election campaigning by party was not permitted
Life expectancy at birth	-	total population: 44.88 years male: 43.42 years female: 46.38 years (2003 est.)
Literacy	-	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 69.9% male: 79.5% female: 60.4% (2003 est.)
Location	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)	Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
Map references	Antarctic Region	Africa
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 4 nm	none (landlocked)
Merchant marine	-	total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,091 GRT/8,229 DWT ships by type: roll on/roll off 3 note: these ships are in cargo and passenger (ferry) service on Uganda's inland waterways (2002 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Norway	-
Military branches	-	Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (including Army, Marine unit, Air Wing)
Military expenditures - dollar figure	-	$124.7 million (FY02)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	-	2.1% (FY02)
Military manpower - availability	-	males age 15-49: 5,476,612 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service	-	males age 15-49: 2,974,259 (2003 est.)
National holiday	-	Independence Day, 9 October (1962)
Nationality	-	noun: Ugandan(s) adjective: Ugandan
Natural hazards	NA	NA
Natural resources	none	copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land
Net migration rate	-	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: according to the UNHCR, by the end of 2001, Uganda was host to 178,815 refugees from a number of neighboring countries, including: Sudan 155,996, Rwanda 14,375, and Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,459 (2003 est.)
Political parties and leaders	-	only one political organization, the Movement (formerly the NRM)[President MUSEVENI, chairman] is allowed to operate unfettered; note - the president maintains that the Movement is not a political party, but a mass organization, which claims the loyalty of all Ugandans note: the constitution requires the suspension of political parties while the Movement organization is in governance; of the political parties that exist but are prohibited from sponsoring candidates, the most important are the Ugandan People's Congress or UPC [Milton OBOTE]; Democratic Party or DP [Paul SSEMOGERERE]; Conservative Party or CP [Ken LUKYAMUZI]; Justice Forum [Muhammad Kibirige MAYANJA]; and National Democrats Forum [Chapaa KARUHANGA]
Political pressure groups and leaders	-	NA
Population	uninhabited	25,632,794 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	35% (2001 est.)
Population growth rate	-	2.96% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell
Radio broadcast stations	-	AM 7, FM 33, shortwave 2 (2001)
Railways	-	total: 1,241 km narrow gauge: 1,241 km 1.000-m gauge (2002)
Religions	-	Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Suffrage	-	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	-	general assessment: seriously inadequate; two cellular systems have been introduced, but a sharp increase in the number of main lines is essential; e-mail and Internet services are available domestic: intercity traffic by wire, microwave radio relay, and radiotelephone communication stations, fixed and mobile cellular systems for short-range traffic international: satellite earth stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat; analog links to Kenya and Tanzania
Telephones - main lines in use	-	50,074; however, 80,868 main lines have been installed (1998)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	9,000 (1998)
Television broadcast stations	-	8 (plus one low-power repeater) (2001)
Terrain	volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible	mostly plateau with rim of mountains
Total fertility rate	-	6.72 children born/woman (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate	-	NA%
Waterways	-	Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake Kyoga, Lake George, Lake Edward, Victoria Nile, Albert Nile

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