1.8%
male: 73.7%
female: 50.2%
Government
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Name of country:
conventional long form: Republic of Uganda
conventional short form: Uganda
Data code: UG
Type of government: republic
Capital: Kampala
Administrative divisions: 39 districts; Apac, Arua, Bundibugyo,
Bushenyi, Gulu, Hoima, Iganga, Jinja, Kabale, Kabarole, Kalangala,
Kampala, Kamuli, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Kibale, Kiboga, Kisoro, Kitgum,
Kotido, Kumi, Lira, Luwero, Masaka, Masindi, Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto,
Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nebbi, Ntungamo, Pallisa, Rakai,
Rukungiri, Soroti, Tororo
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 on 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 and reinstituted a
normal judicial system; 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); election last held 9 May 1996 (next
to be held NA); results - Yoweri Kaguta MUSEVENI 74%, Paul K.
SSEMOGERERE 24%, Muhammad MAYANJA 2%; note - this was the first
popular direct presidential election since independence in 1962
head of government: Prime Minister Kintu MUSOKE (since 18 November
1994);
cabinet: Cabinet, appointed by the president
Legislative branch: unicameral
National Assembly: elections last held in 1980; note - the National
Assembly was dissolved in July 1985 following a military coup and
was succeeded on 1 February 1986 by the interim National Resistance
Council, initially consisting of 23 appointed members, but by
early-1989 enlarged to 278 members, of whom 210 were indirectly
elected; the National Resistance Council, which had served as
Uganda's acting legislature for more than 10 years, was dissolved on
15 June 1996 to prepare for the popular election of a new
legislature on 27 June 1996 in keeping with the provisions of the
new constitution
Judicial branch: Court of Appeal; High Court
Political parties and leaders: only officially r
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