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Disputes - international:Uganda is subject to armed fighting among hostile ethnic groups, rebels, armed gangs, militias, and various government forces that extend across its borders; Uganda hosts 209,860 Sudanese, 27,560 Congolese, and 19,710 Rwandan refugees, while Ugandan refugees as well as members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) seek shelter in southern Sudan and the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Garamba National Park; LRA forces have also attacked Kenyan villages across the border
Refugees and internally displaced persons:refugees (country of origin): 212,857 (Sudan), 20,564 (Democratic Republic of Congo), 20,213 (Rwanda)
IDPs: 1.2-1.7 million (350,000 IDPs returned in 2006 following ongoing peace talks between the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) and the Government of Uganda) (2006)

Uganda Quickstats

  • Population: 30,262,610
  • Area: 236,040 sq km
  • Density: 119 /km² (82nd²)
  • GDP (total): $45.97 billion (83rd)
  • GDP (per capita): $1,700 (153rd)
  • Literacy: 66.8%

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  • Currency: Ugandan shilling (UGX)
  • Dial code: +256³

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Uganda Internet

  • Usage: 500,000
  • Penetration: 1.7 %
  • Top Domain: .ug

WT eBusiness info:

  • Success Ranking: 100
  • Market testing: Untested
  • Overall risk: High
  • Overall reward: Low

e-maturity:

  • Tourism: 10%
  • eCommerce: 10%
  • Gaming: 10%
  • eLearning: 10%

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