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Uganda - POLITICAL BACKGROUND, PERSONAL BACKGROUND, RISE TO POWER, LEADERSHIP, DOMESTIC POLICY |
 | | The Republic of Uganda, a landlocked equatorial East African country, is bordered by Zaire to the west, the Sudan to the north, Kenya to the east, and Rwanda, Tanzania and Lake Victoria to the south. |
 | | Uganda occupies 235,885 sq km (94,354 sq mi), an area which is home to some 24.7 million people (2002 estimate), 99% of whom are African, and 1% of whom are of European, Asian, and Arab ancestry. |
 | | The economy is primarily agricultural, and Uganda's principal exports are cash crops, including coffee (70% of all exports) cotton, tea, and maize. |
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