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World Gazetteer Results for Nakapiripirit:
NameNakapiripirit
Alternate NamesNakapiripiriti
Geographical TypeLocality
Population1800
Latitude
Longitude
CountryUganda
Administrative DivisionNorthern
Dictionary Results for Uganda:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Uganda
    n 1: a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved
         independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 [syn:
         Uganda, Republic of Uganda]

2. CIA World Factbook 2002
Uganda

   Introduction Uganda
   -------------------
                            Background: Uganda achieved independence from
                                        the UK in 1962. The dictatorial
                                        regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was
                                        responsible for the deaths of some
                                        300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and
                                        human rights abuses under Milton
                                        OBOTE (1980-85) claimed another
                                        100,000 lives. During the 1990s the
                                        government promulgated non-party
                                        presidential and legislative
                                        elections.
  
   Geography Uganda
   ----------------
                              Location: Eastern Africa, west of Kenya
                Geographic coordinates: 1 00 N, 32 00 E
                        Map references: Africa
                                  Area: total: 236,040 sq km
                                        water: 36,330 sq km
                                        land: 199,710 sq km
                    Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Oregon
                       Land boundaries: total: 2,698 km
                                        border countries: Democratic
                                        Republic of the Congo 765 km, Kenya
                                        933 km, Rwanda 169 km, Sudan 435 km,
                                        Tanzania 396 km
                             Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
                       Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
                               Climate: tropical; generally rainy with two
                                        dry seasons (December to February,
                                        June to August); semiarid in
                                        northeast
                               Terrain: mostly plateau with rim of mountains
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Lake Albert 621 m
                                        highest point: Margherita Peak on
                                        Mount Stanley 5,110 m
                     Natural resources: copper, cobalt, hydropower,
                                        limestone, salt, arable land
                              Land use: arable land: 25.34%
                                        permanent crops: 8.77%
                                        other: 65.89% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: 90 sq km (1998 est.)
                       Natural hazards: NA
          Environment - current issues: draining of wetlands for
                                        agricultural use; deforestation;
                                        overgrazing; soil erosion; water
                                        hyacinth infestation in Lake
                                        Victoria; poaching is widespread
            Environment - international party to: Biodiversity, Climate
                            agreements: Change, Desertification, Endangered
                                        Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of
                                        the Sea, Marine Life Conservation,
                                        Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer
                                        Protection, Wetlands
                                        signed, but not ratified:
                                        Environmental Modification
                      Geography - note: landlocked; fertile, well-watered
                                        country with many lakes and rivers
  
   People Uganda
   -------------
                            Population: 24,699,073
                                        note: estimates for this country
                                        explicitly take into account the
                                        effects of excess mortality due to
                                        AIDS; this can result in lower life
                                        expectancy, higher infant mortality
                                        and death rates, lower population
                                        and growth rates, and changes in the
                                        distribution of population by age
                                        and sex than would otherwise be
                                        expected (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 50.9% (male 6,314,371;
                                        female 6,265,681)
                                        15-64 years: 47% (male 5,803,430;
                                        female 5,789,713)
                                        65 years and over: 2.1% (male
                                        247,798; female 278,080) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: 2.94% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 47.15 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 17.53 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: -0.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        note: according to the UNHCR, by the
                                        end of 2001, Uganda was host to
                                        178,815 refugees from a number of
                                        neighboring countries, including:
                                        Sudan 155,996, Rwanda 14,375, and
                                        Democratic Republic of the Congo
                                        7,459 (2002 est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 1 male(s)/female
                                        (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 89.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 43.81 years
                                        female: 44.67 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 42.97 years
                  Total fertility rate: 6.8 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 6.1% (2001 est.)
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ 1.1 million (2001 est.)
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: 110,000 (1999 est.)
                           Nationality: noun: Ugandan(s)
                                        adjective: Ugandan
                         Ethnic groups: Baganda 17%, Ankole 8%, Basoga 8%,
                                        Iteso 8%, Bakiga 7%, Langi 6%,
                                        Rwanda 6%, Bagisu 5%, Acholi 4%,
                                        Lugbara 4%, Batoro 3%, Bunyoro 3%,
                                        Alur 2%, Bagwere 2%, Bakonjo 2%,
                                        Jopodhola 2%, Karamojong 2%, Rundi
                                        2%, non-African (European, Asian,
                                        Arab) 1%, other 8%
                             Religions: Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%,
                                        Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18%
                             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
                              Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read
                                        and write
                                        total population: 62.7%
                                        male: 74%
                                        female: 54% (2000 est.)
  
   Government Uganda
   -----------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Republic of
                                        Uganda
                                        conventional short form: Uganda
                       Government type: republic
                               Capital: Kampala
              Administrative divisions: 45 districts; Adjumani, Apac, Arua,
                                        Bugiri, Bundibugyo, Bushenyi, Busia,
                                        Gulu, Hoima, Iganga, Jinja, Kabale,
                                        Kabarole, Kalangala, Kampala,
                                        Kamuli, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi,
                                        Kibale, Kiboga, Kisoro, Kitgum,
                                        Kotido, Kumi, Lira, Luwero, Masaka,
                                        Masindi, Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto,
                                        Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono,
                                        Nakasongola, Nebbi, Ntungamo,
                                        Pallisa, Rakai, Rukungiri,
                                        Sembabule, Soroti, Tororo
                                        note: there may be eleven more
                                        districts: Kaberamaido, Kamwenge,
                                        Kanungu, Kayunga, Kyenjojo, Mayngc,
                                        Nakapiripiti, Pader, Sironko,
                                        Wakiso, Yumbe
                          Independence: 9 October 1962 (from UK)
                      National holiday: Independence Day, 9 October (1962)
                          Constitution: 8 October 1995; adopted by the
                                        interim, 284-member Constituent
                                        Assembly, charged with debating the
                                        draft constitution that had been
                                        proposed in May 1993; the
                                        Constituent Assembly was dissolved
                                        upon the promulgation of the
                                        constitution in October 1995
                          Legal system: in 1995, the government restored the
                                        legal system to one based on English
                                        common law and customary law;
                                        accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction,
                                        with reservations
                              Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
                      Executive branch: chief of state: President Lt. Gen.
                                        Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since
                                        seizing power 29 January 1986); note
                                        - the president is both chief of
                                        state and head of government
                                        head of government: President Lt.
                                        Gen. Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI (since
                                        seizing power 29 January 1986);
                                        Prime Minister Apollo NSIBAMBI
                                        (since 5 April 1999); note - the
                                        president is both chief of state and
                                        head of government; the prime
                                        minister assists the president in
                                        the supervision of the cabinet
                                        cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the
                                        president from among elected
                                        legislators
                                        election results: Lt. Gen. Yoweri
                                        Kaguta MUSEVENI elected president;
                                        percent of vote - Lt. Gen. Yoweri
                                        Kaguta MUSEVENI 69.3%, Kizza BESIGYE
                                        27.8%
                                        elections: president reelected by
                                        popular vote for a five-year term;
                                        election last held 12 March 2001
                                        (next to be held NA 2006); note -
                                        first popular election for president
                                        since independence in 1962 was held
                                        in 1996; prime minister appointed by
                                        the president
                    Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly (303
                                        members - 214 directly elected by
                                        popular vote, 81 nominated by
                                        legally established special interest
                                        groups [women 56, army 10, disabled
                                        5, youth 5, labor 5], 8 ex officio
                                        members; members serve five-year
                                        terms)
                                        election results: percent of vote by
                                        party - NA%; seats by party - NA;
                                        note - election campaigning by party
                                        was not permitted
                                        elections: last held 26 June 2001
                                        (next to be held May or June 2006);
                       Judicial branch: Court of Appeal (judges are
                                        appointed by the president and
                                        approved by the legislature); High
                                        Court (judges are appointed by the
                                        president)
         Political parties and leaders: only one political organization, the
                                        National Resistance Movement or NRM
                                        [President MUSEVENI, chairman] is
                                        allowed to operate unfettered; note
                                        - the president maintains that the
                                        NRM is not a political party, but a
                                        movement which claims the loyalty of
                                        all Ugandans
                                        note: the new constitution requires
                                        the suspension of political parties
                                        while the Movement organization is
                                        in governance; of the political
                                        parties that exist but are
                                        prohibited from sponsoring
                                        candidates, the most important are
                                        the Ugandan People's Congress or UPC
                                        [Milton OBOTE]; Democratic Party or
                                        DP [Paul SSEMOGERERE]; Conservative
                                        Party or CP [Joshua S. MAYANJA-
                                        NKANGI]; Justice Forum [Muhammad
                                        Kibirige MAYANJA]; and National
                                        Democrats Forum [Chapaa KARUHANGA]
          Political pressure groups and NA
                               leaders:
             International organization ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, EADB, ECA, FAO,
                         participation: G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM,
                                        IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD,
                                        ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO
                                        (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC,
                                        OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
                                        UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO,
                                        WMO, WToO, WTrO
   Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Edith
                                        Grace SSEMPALA
                                        FAX: [1] (202) 726-1727
                                        telephone: [1] (202) 726-7100
                                        through 7102, 0416
                                        chancery: 5911 16th Street NW,
                                        Washington, DC 20011
     Diplomatic representation from the chief of mission: Ambassador Martin
                                    US: G. BRENNAN
                                        embassy: Ggaba, Plot 1577, Kampala
                                        mailing address: P. O. Box 7007,
                                        Kampala
                                        telephone: [256] (41) 259791 through
                                        259795
                                        FAX: [256] (41) 259794
                      Flag description: six equal horizontal bands of black
                                        (top), yellow, red, black, yellow,
                                        and red; a white disk is
                                        superimposed at the center and
                                        depicts a red-crested crane (the
                                        national symbol) facing the hoist
                                        side
  
   Economy Uganda
   --------------
                    Economy - overview: Uganda has substantial natural
                                        resources, including fertile soils,
                                        regular rainfall, and sizable
                                        mineral deposits of copper and
                                        cobalt. Agriculture is the most
                                        important sector of the economy,
                                        employing over 80% of the work
                                        force. Coffee is the major export
                                        crop and accounts for the bulk of
                                        export revenues. Since 1986, the
                                        government - with the support of
                                        foreign countries and international
                                        agencies - has acted to rehabilitate
                                        and stabilize the economy by
                                        undertaking currency reform, raising
                                        producer prices on export crops,
                                        increasing prices of petroleum
                                        products, and improving civil
                                        service wages. The policy changes
                                        are especially aimed at dampening
                                        inflation and boosting production
                                        and export earnings. During 1990-
                                        2001, the economy turned in a solid
                                        performance based on continued
                                        investment in the rehabilitation of
                                        infrastructure, improved incentives
                                        for production and exports, reduced
                                        inflation, gradually improved
                                        domestic security, and the return of
                                        exiled Indian-Ugandan entrepreneurs.
                                        Ongoing Ugandan involvement in the
                                        war in the Democratic Republic of
                                        the Congo, corruption within the
                                        government, and slippage in the
                                        government's determination to press
                                        reforms raise doubts about the
                                        continuation of strong growth. In
                                        2000, Uganda qualified for enhanced
                                        Highly Indebted Poor Countries
                                        (HIPC) debt relief worth $1.3
                                        billion and Paris Club debt relief
                                        worth $145 million. These amounts
                                        combined with the original HIPC debt
                                        relief added up to about $2 billion.
                                        Growth for 2001 was held back
                                        because of a continued decline in
                                        the price of coffee, Uganda's
                                        principal export.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $29
                                        billion (2001 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: 5.1% (2001 est.)
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $1,200
                                        (2001 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 44%
                                        industry: 18%
                                        services: 38% (2000 est.)
         Population below poverty line: 35% (2001 est.)
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: 4%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: 21% (2000)
   Distribution of family income - Gini 37.4 (1996)
                                 index:
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.5% (2001 est.)
                           Labor force: 12 million (2001 est.)
           Labor force - by occupation: agriculture 82%, industry 5%,
                                        services 13% (1999 est.)
                     Unemployment rate: NA%
                                Budget: revenues: $959 million
                                        expenditures: $1.04 billion,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $NA (FY98/99 est.)
                            Industries: sugar, brewing, tobacco, cotton
                                        textiles, cement
     Industrial production growth rate: 7% (1999)
              Electricity - production: 1.599 billion kWh (2000)
    Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 0.94%
                                        hydro: 99.06%
                                        other: 0% (2000)
                                        nuclear: 0%
             Electricity - consumption: 1.314 billion kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - exports: 174 million kWh (2000)
                 Electricity - imports: 1 million kWh (2000)
                Agriculture - products: coffee, tea, cotton, tobacco,
                                        cassava (tapioca), potatoes, corn,
                                        millet, pulses; beef, goat meat,
                                        milk, poultry, cut flowers
                               Exports: $367 million (f.o.b., 2001)
                 Exports - commodities: coffee, fish and fish products, tea;
                                        gold, cotton, flowers, horticultural
                                        products
                    Exports - partners: Germany 12.0%, Netherlands 10.2%, US
                                        8.7%, Spain 8.0%, Belgium 7.1%
                                        (2000)
                               Imports: $1.26 billion (f.o.b., 2001)
                 Imports - commodities: capital equipment, vehicles,
                                        petroleum, medical supplies; cereals
                    Imports - partners: Kenya 43.1%, US 7.0%, India 6.8%,
                                        South Africa 6.1%, Japan 3.4% (2000)
                       Debt - external: $3.4 billion (2001 est.)
              Economic aid - recipient: $1.4 billion (2000)
                              Currency: Ugandan shilling (UGX)
                         Currency code: UGX
                        Exchange rates: Ugandan shillings per US dollar -
                                        1,738.7 (January 2002), 1,755.7
                                        (2001), 1,644.5 (2000), 1,454.8
                                        (1999), 1,240.2 (1998), 1,083.0
                                        (1997)
                           Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June
  
   Communications Uganda
   ---------------------
        Telephones - main lines in use: 50,074; however, 80,868 main lines
                                        have been installed (1998)
          Telephones - mobile cellular: 9,000 (1998)
                      Telephone system: general assessment: seriously
                                        inadequate; two cellular systems
                                        have been introduced, but a sharp
                                        increase in the number of main lines
                                        is essential; e-mail and Internet
                                        services are available
                                        domestic: intercity traffic by wire,
                                        microwave radio relay, and
                                        radiotelephone communication
                                        stations, fixed and mobile cellular
                                        systems for short range traffic
                                        international: satellite earth
                                        stations - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic
                                        Ocean) and 1 Inmarsat; analog links
                                        to Kenya and Tanzania
              Radio broadcast stations: AM 7, FM 33, shortwave 2 (2001)
                                Radios: 5 million (2001)
         Television broadcast stations: 8 (plus one low-power repeater)
                                        (2001)
                           Televisions: 500,000 (2001)
                 Internet country code: .ug
     Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 2 (2000)
                        Internet users: 25,000 (2000)
  
   Transportation Uganda
   ---------------------
                              Railways: total: 1,241 km
                                        narrow gauge: 1,241 km 1.000-m gauge
  
                                        note: a program to rehabilitate the
                                        railroad is underway (2001)
                              Highways: total: 27,000 km
                                        paved: 1,800 km
                                        unpaved: 25,200 km (of which about
                                        4,200 km are all-weather roads)
                                        (1990)
                             Waterways: Lake Victoria, Lake Albert, Lake
                                        Kyoga, Lake George, Lake Edward,
                                        Victoria Nile, Albert Nile
                     Ports and harbors: Entebbe, Jinja, Port Bell
                       Merchant marine: total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over)
                                        totaling 5,091 GRT/8,229 DWT
                                        ships by type: roll on/roll off 3
                                        note: these ships are in cargo and
                                        passenger (ferry) service on
                                        Uganda's inland waterways (2002
                                        est.)
                              Airports: 27 (2001)
         Airports - with paved runways: total: 4
                                        over 3,047 m: 3
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2001)
       Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 23
                                        2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
                                        1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
                                        914 to 1,523 m: 9
                                        under 914 m: 7 (2001)
  
   Military Uganda
   ---------------
                       Military branches: Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force
                                          (including Army, Marine unit, Air
                                          Wing)
        Military manpower - availability: males age 15-49: 5,302,787 (2002
                                          est.)
     Military manpower - fit for military males age 15-49: 2,879,083 (2002
                                 service: est.)
           Military expenditures - dollar $121.3 million (FY01)
                                  figure:
       Military expenditures - percent of 2.1% (FY01)
                                     GDP:
  
   Transnational Issues Uganda
   ---------------------------
              Disputes - international: Tutsi, Hutu, and other ethnic
                                        groups, political rebels, and
                                        various government forces continue
                                        fighting in Great Lakes region,
                                        transcending the boundaries of
                                        Burundi, Democratic Republic of the
                                        Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda
  
                                       



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