Population, GDP, natural resources, leaders and history of Uganda: the Magna Factbook country file, with its Magna grade (MCC, ranked #151 of 195).
Uganda is a presidential republic in East-Central Africa, west of Kenya, east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country's capital is Kampala; it covers 241,038 sq km. Independence: 9 October 1962 (from the UK). Terrain: mostly plateau with rim of mountains. Climate: tropical; generally rainy with two dry seasons (December to February, June to August); semiarid in northeast. Population: 50.9 million (2025 estimate). Population growth: +3.13% per year. Median age: 16.4 years. Life expectancy: 69.7 years (2024 est.). Languages: English (official), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages and the language used most often in the capital), other Niger-Congo langu…
| Capital | Kampala |
|---|---|
| Population | 50,863,850 (2025 est.) |
| GDP (PPP) | $144.137 billion (2024 est.) |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $2,900 (2024 est.) |
| Real GDP growth | 6.1% (2024 est.) |
| Inflation | 3.3% |
| Unemployment | 3.0% |
| Public debt | 53.1% of GDP (2023 est.) |
| Exports | $9.084 billion (2023 est.) |
| Imports | $13.853 billion (2023 est.) |
| Life expectancy | 69.7 years (2024 est.) |
| Median age | 16.4 |
| Urbanization | 26.8% of total population (2023) |
| Government | presidential republic |
| Independence | 9 October 1962 (from the UK) |
| Languages | English (official), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages and the language used most often in the capital), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili (official), Arabic |
MCC · 41/100 — The Magna grade is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — five dimensions, 100+ indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.
Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).
A quiet quarter: no major shocks, no breakthroughs. The country's trajectory is set by structural forces larger than any single season.
The honest reading is steadiness — neither crisis nor windfall — with the long currents of demography, trade and institutions deciding more than any three months.
Copper, Cobalt, Hydropower, Salt, Gold.
Yoweri Museveni — President. President Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since 26 January 1986)
Uganda maintains 33 embassies and 3 consulates abroad, hosts 41 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York, AU Addis Ababa. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.
| Embassies abroad | 33 |
|---|---|
| Consulates abroad | 3 |
| Foreign missions hosted | 41 |
| Multilateral missions | UN New York, AU Addis Ababa |
Source: Consular Affairs Center, Diplomatic and Consular Networks Database and Rankings, January 2026 (Zenodo, CC BY 4.0). https://zenodo.org/records/18109976
Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.
| Sea access | Landlocked — no seacoast; exports move through transit corridors across neighbouring countries. |
|---|---|
| Airports (total) | 39 (registration prefix 5X) |
| Railways | 1244 km |
Entebbe International Airport (EBB) — Entebbe; Arua Airport (RUA) — Arua; Gulu Airport (ULU) — Gulu; Savannah Airstrip (KHX) — Kihihi; Soroti Airport (SRT) — Soroti.
Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02
| Political system | presidential republic |
|---|---|
| Next election | No election currently scheduled. |
MCC · 41 Ranked #151 of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Uganda.
