UgandaUganda

General factsGeneral facts• Located in East AfricaLocated in East Africa

• Capital is KampalaCapital is Kampala

• Time GMT/UTC +3Time GMT/UTC +3

• Official languages-English and KiswahiliOfficial languages-English and Kiswahili

• Currency is ShillingsCurrency is Shillings

• NB,1NB,1€=3000UG€=3000UG

• Area is Area is 236,583236,583 sq km sq km

Uganda’s neighborsUganda’s neighbors

• North-SudanNorth-Sudan

• South-TanzaniaSouth-Tanzania

• East-KenyaEast-Kenya

• West-DR CongoWest-DR Congo

• South West-South West-RwandaRwanda

POPULATIONPOPULATION

• Seventh fastest growing population in the world.Seventh fastest growing population in the world.

• On average, a Ugandan woman gives birth to 6 children.On average, a Ugandan woman gives birth to 6 children.

• Currently, Uganda has 30,262,610 mio peopleCurrently, Uganda has 30,262,610 mio people

• Population is expected to hit 38mio by 2015Population is expected to hit 38mio by 2015

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Visitor arrivals from Visitor arrivals from 2003-20072003-2007

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Purpose of visitPurpose of visit 20020033

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Leisure, recreation and holidaysLeisure, recreation and holidays 7777 8686 99 3030 140140

Business and conferenceBusiness and conference 6767 8181 3131 7272 110110

Visiting friends and relativesVisiting friends and relatives 5252 7171 3535 9090 272272

OtherOther 110110 274274 393393 347347 120120

TotalTotal 306306 512512 468468 539539 642642

Where do Ugandan tourists Where do Ugandan tourists come from?come from?

AfricaAfrica• Egypt Egypt • Ethiopia Ethiopia • Kenya Kenya • DR CongoDR Congo• RwandaRwanda• SudanSudan• TanzaniaTanzania

OceanicOceanic• New zealandNew zealand• AustraliaAustralia

AmericaAmerica• CanadaCanada• USAUSA

ASIAASIA• ChinaChina• IndiaIndia• JapanJapan

Middle EastMiddle East

EuropeEurope

• AustriaAustria• BelgiumBelgium• FinlandFinland• SwedenSweden• United KingdomUnited Kingdom• ItalyItaly• NetherlandsNetherlands• SwitzerlandSwitzerland

• IrelandIreland• GermanyGermany• FranceFrance• Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia • Yugoslavia Yugoslavia • NorwayNorway• RussiaRussia

Forms of tourism in UgandaForms of tourism in Uganda

Cultural tourismCultural tourism• FoodFood

• Cultural dancesCultural dances

• Tradional wearTradional wear

• Cultural sitesCultural sites

Nature based tourismNature based tourism

• National parksNational parks• Natural forestsNatural forests• Bird watchingBird watching• Butterfly Butterfly

watchingwatching• TrekkingTrekking

Historical tourismHistorical tourism

• Historical sitesHistorical sites• MuseumsMuseums• Burial groundsBurial grounds• Historical towns Historical towns

and citiesand cities• Historical Historical

religious grounds religious grounds like Uganda like Uganda Martyrs shrineMartyrs shrine

Sports tourismSports tourism

• RaftingRafting• Bungee jumpingBungee jumping• MountaineeringMountaineering• Sport fishingSport fishing• HikingHiking

Uganda travel and tourism Uganda travel and tourism employment (000) jobsemployment (000) jobs

Uganda travel and tourism Uganda travel and tourism revenuesrevenues