ABOUT UGANDA

Country and people

Uganda has a population of approximately 27 million, and with an area of 241,000 km2 is approximately the size of Great Britain.
The Ugandans are a friendly, warm-hearted and humorous people, in spite of their suffering under brutal dictators, through civil war (under Idi Amin and Dr. Apollo Obote) and the development of the HIV epidemic.
Uganda is the world’s “youngest” country – more than 50% of the population are under 15 years old. Malaria and AIDS are the chief reasons for the low average life expectancy of approximately 45 years, and for the many orphans. In Uganda there are about 4 million children who have lost at least one of their parents. They are usually taken in by relatives who often do not have the necessary financial means to care for the children well and send them to school.
Uganda’s official language is English, which is spoken by most people, especially in the towns. Most schools and universities teach in English. The 47 different national languages are spoken mainly by the rural population.
The capital city of Kampala offers almost every comfort of modern life, such as telecommunication, medical care and travel connections by car, train and plane. The infrastructure is not so well-developed in other towns.

The national-flag

Flag of UgandaThe crested crane can be seen in a white circle on the black, yellow and red striped flag. Black represents the people of the land, yellow represents the sunshine and red represents the brotherhood of mankind.