About Uganda
- Population: 27.3 Million
- Relative Size: Oregon
- Language: English (primary)
- Religious beliefs:
- 66% Christian
- 16% Muslim
- 18% Indigenous
- Life Expectancy: 51.6 years
- Population below Poverty Line: 35%
- Independence from UK: 1961
Idi AMIN: (1971-79): 300K+ Deaths Issues:
HIV/AIDS:
HIV (530K living with HIV/AIDS)
AIDS: 4.1% of population (Down from 33% at peak)
Rebels
Abducted more than 25K children since 1986
Orphans: 1.4 Million
10% of worlds total.
Largest concentration in the World.
Statistics: CIA (The World Fact book) http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ug.html
