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About Uganda

Uganda is a landlocked country bordered by Sudan, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Republic of Tanzania and Rwanda. Uganda’s population has been growing at an average rate of 2.5-3.1 percent per annum, increasing from 12.6 million people in 1985 to 22.2 million in 2000 and to 34.5 million by the end of 2011. About 80 percent of the country’s total land area is arable, although it is estimated that only 30 percent is being productively utilized. The vegetation is mainly composed of savannah grasslands, woodlands, bush land and tropical rain forest. Read more here:

[In terms of exports and imports, few countries in Africa provide the sort of strategic location that Uganda offers. The country is located at the heart of East and Central Africa, a region that includes some of Africa's most economically important countries.]

Uganda exports a whole range of products; major exports can be found here.

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