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Uganda

Introduction  Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa that gained independence on 9th October 1962. Read more here.
 Political  It is a presidential with a legislature system of government. The last elections were held on 18th February 2016. (Source, International Foundation for Electoral Systems)
Economical  The currency is Ugandan Shilling.

 GDP latest: $27.00 billion.

Gini Coefficient: 42.40%

(Source, World Bank)

ICT  ccTLD is .ug

Internet penetration is at 32.10%

Regulator is Uganda Communications Commission

Population  The country’s population stood at 40,141,262 as at December 2015.

 Urbanization/Rural population ratio as at December 2015 was at 16:84

(Source, United Nations Population Department)

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