CartThe Republic of Uganda
Flag Colors & Description
The Ugandan flag is comprised of six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red, with a white disk superimposed at the center depicting a red-crested crane (the national symbol) facing the hoist side.People
Population: 28195754 (July 2006 estimate) (growth rate): 3.37% (2006 estimate)
Gdp: $51.89 billion (2006 estimate) (per capita): $1,800 (2006 estimate)
Languages:
English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic
Government
Capital: Kampala
Government type: republic
Geography
Natural Resources: arable land, cobalt, copper, hydropower, limestone, salt