Country Profile
The Republic of Uganda is located in East-Central Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin, and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate. Uganda takes its name from the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, including the capital Kampala.
Head of State: H.E. Yoweri Museveni
Capital City: Kampala
Independence Day: 9 October 1962
Area/Size of country (km²): 241,550 km²
Time Zone: GMT+3
Languages: English, Swahili, Luganda
Currency: Ugandan shilling (UGX)
GDP: USD 26.720 Billion
Natural resources: Copper, cobalt, limestone with several untapped reserves of lucrative minerals like gold, nickel, platinum, and marble
Population: 43 Million
Ministry Responsible for COMESA Affairs
Hon. Francis Mwebesa
Minister of Trade, Industry and Co-operatives
P O Box 7103
KAMPALA – Uganda
Tel: +256 772 770 718/ +256 702 770 718
Fax: +256 41 347286
Email: francismwe12@gmail.com
National COMESA Focal Point
Mrs. Elizabeth Ritah Auma Kiguli
Acting Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Trade, Industry & Cooperatives
P.O. Box 7103
KAMPALA – Uganda
Tel: + 256 70285013
Fax: +256 41 341247
Email: aumaelizabeth62@yahoo.com
Permanent Secretary in Lusaka
His Excellency Hon. Col(Rtd) Fred Mwesigye
High Commissioner
Uganda High Commission
25 Msasane Road, Oysterbay
P.O. Box 6237
DAR ES SALAAM – Tanzania
Tel: +2556 22 266 7200
Email: info@ughc.co.tz
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