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Uganda
* Population: 27.6 million (UN, 2005)
* Capital: Kampala
* Area: 241,038 sq. km. (93,072 sq. miles)
* Major languages: English (official), Swahili, Ganda, various Bantu languages
* Major religions: Christianity, Islam
* Life expectancy: 46 years (men), 47 years (women) (UN)
* Monetary unit: Ugandan Shilling
* Main exports: Coffee, fish and fish products, tea; tobacco, cotton, corn, beans, sesame
* GNI per capita income: US $280 (World Bank, 2006)
* Internet domain: .ug
* International dialing code: +256
courtesy of BBC News at bbcnews.com
A Greater Gift partners in Uganda: International Widows Association of South Sudanese Refugees in Uganda, National Association of Women's Organizations in Uganda
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