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Uganda

Capital : Kampala

Land Area :236,040 sq km

Head of Government : Prime Minister Apolo Nsibambi (since 1999)

Population : 32,369,558 (July 2009 estimate)

Major Languages : English, Ganda or Luganda, other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic

Major Religion(s) : Roman Catholic 41.9%, Protestant 42% (Anglican 35.9%, Pentecostal 4.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 1.5%), Muslim 12.1%, other 3.1%, none 0.9% (2002 census)

Date of Joining : 1962

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