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  1. Date of Independence: October 9, 1962
  2. Date of Current Constitution: October 8, 1995
  3. Population: 22,804,973 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 93,070 sq. mi. 
  5. Capital: Kampala
  6. Form of Government: republic
  7. Main Industries: brewing, textiles, cement production, textiles
  8. Agriculture: coffee, tea, cotton, corn, tobacco
  9. Natural Resources: copper, cobalt, limestone 
  10. Currency: shilling
  11. GDP: $22.7 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per capita: $1,020 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: English (official), Luganda, Swahili
  14. Religions: Christianity, indigenous beliefs, Islam
  15. Literacy Rate: 62%
  16. Life Expectancy:    42 years (male)
  17.                 44 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 49 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 18 deaths per 1,000 population