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conventional long form: Republic of Uganda

conventional short form: Uganda

Government type:

republic

Capital:

name: Kampala

geographic coordinates: 0 19 N, 32 33 E

time difference: UTC+3 (8 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Administrative divisions:

111 districts and 1 capital city*; Abim, Adjumani, Agago, Alebtong, Amolatar, Amudat, Amuria, Amuru, Apac, Arua, B

Bududa, Bugiri, Buhweju, Buikwe, Bukedea, Bukomansimbi, Bukwa, Bulambuli, Bulisa, Bundibugyo, Bushenyi, Busia,

Butambala, Buvuma, Buyende, Dokolo, Gomba, Gulu, Hoima, Ibanda, Iganga, Isingiro, Jinja, Kaabong, Kabale, Kaba

Kaberamaido, Kalangala, Kaliro, Kalungu, Kampala*, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi, Ka

Kibale, Kiboga, Kibuku, Kiruhura, Kiryandongo, Kisoro, Kitgum, Koboko, Kole, Kotido, Kumi, Kween, Kyankwanzi, Ky

Kyenjojo, Lamwo, Lira, Luuka, Luwero, Lwengo, Lyantonde, Manafwa, Maracha, Masaka, Masindi, Mayuge, Mbale, M

Mitoma, Mityana, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakapiripiri t, Nakaseke, Nakasongola, Namayingo, Namut

Napak, Nebbi, Ngora, Ntoroko, Ntungamo, Nwoya, Otuke, Oyam, Pader, Pall isa, Rakai, Rubirizi, Rukungiri, Sembabu

Sheema, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, Wakiso, Yumbe, Zombo

Independence:

9 October 1962 (from the UK)

National holiday:

Independence Day, 9 October (1962)

Constitution:

8 October 1995; amended 2005

note:the amendments in 2005 removed presidential term l imits and legalized a multiparty political system

Legal system:

mixed legal system of English common law and customary law

International law organization participation:

accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

GDP (purchasing power parity)

$51.27 bil l ion (2012 est.)country comparison to the world:96

$49.98 bil l ion (2011 est.)

$46.86 bil l ion (2010 est.)

note:data are in 2012 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate):
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$21 bil l ion (2012 est.)

GDP - real growth rate:

2.6% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world:119

6.7% (2011 est.)

5.6% (2010 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP):

$1,400 (2012 est.)country comparison to the world:206

$1,400 (2011 est.)

$1,400 (2010 est.)


Gross national saving:

14.9% of GDP (2012 est.)country comparison to the world:103

13% of GDP (2011 est.)

12.5% of GDP (2010 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use:

household consumption: 86.3%

government consumption: 8.7%

investment in fixed capital: 24.6%

investment in inventories: 0.2%

exports of goods and services: 21.2%

imports of goods and services: -41%

(2012 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin:

agriculture: 24.2%industry: 26.5%

services: 49.3% (2012 est.)

Exports


$2.519 bil l ion (2011 est.)

Exports - commodities:

coffee, fish and fish products, tea, cotton, flowers, horticultural products; gold

Exports - partners:

Kenya 12.8%, Rwanda 10.7%, UAE 9.9%, Democratic Republic of the Congo 9.7%, Netherlands 5.7%, Germany 5.2

(2012)

Imports:


$4.997 bil l ion (2011 est.)

Imports - commodities:

capital equipment, vehicles, petroleum, medical supplies; cereals
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Imports - partners:

Kenya 16.6%, UAE 14.5%, China 12.3%, India 11.3%, South Africa 4.2% (2012)

Exchange rates

Ugandan shil l ings (UGX) per US dollar -

2,505.6 (2012 est.)

2,522.8 (2011 est.)

2,177.6 (2010 est.)

2,030 (2009)

1,658.1 (2008)

Namibia

conventional long form: Republic of Namibia

conventional short form: Namibia

local long form: Republic of Namibia

local short form: Namibia

former: German South-West Africa (Sued-West Afrika), South-West Africa

Government type:

republic

Capital:

name: Windhoek

geographic coordinates: 22 34 S, 17 05 E


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in September; ends first Sunday in Apri l


13 regions; Caprivi, Erongo, Hardap, Karas, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena, Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana,

Otjozondjupa

Independence:

21 March 1990 (from South African mandate)

National holiday:

Independence Day, 21 March (1990)

Constitution:

ratified 9 February 1990, effective 12 March 1990

Legal system:

mixed legal system of uncodified civi l law based on Roman-Dutch law and customary law


has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
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GDP(Purchasing power parity)


$16.37 bil l ion (2011 est.)

$15.61 bil l ion (2010 est.)



$12.3 bil l ion (2012 est.)


4% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world:76

4.8% (2011 est.)

6.6% (2010 est.)



$7,700 (2011 est.)

$7,400 (2010 est.)




20.4% of GDP (2011 est.)

18.4% of GDP (2010 est.)





investment in inventories: 0%


imports of goods and services: -54%

(2012 est.)


agriculture: 7.4% industry: 31.3%


Exports


$4.639 bil l ion (2011 est.)


diamonds, copper, gold, zinc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fish, karakul skins

Imports:

$5.586 bil l ion (2012 est.)
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country comparison to the world:125

$5.348 bil l ion (2011 est.)


foodstuffs; petroleum products and fuel, machinery and equipment, chemicals

Exchange rates

Namibian dollars (NAD) per US dollar -

8.203 (2012 est.)

7.2597 (2011 est.)

7.3212 (2010 est.)

8.42 (2009)

7.75 (2008)

Botswana

Country name:

conventional long form: Republic of Botswana

conventional short form: Botswana

local long form: Republic of Botswana

local short form: Botswana

former: Bechuanaland

Government type:

parl iamentary republic

Capital:

name: Gaborone




9 districts and 5 town councils*; Central, Francistown*, Gaborone*, Ghanzi, Jwaneng*, Kgalagadi, Kgatleng, Kwenen

North East, North West, Selebi-Pikwe*, South East, Southern

Independence:

30 September 1966 (from the UK)

National holiday:

Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966)

Constitution:

March 1965; effective 30 September 1966

Legal system:

mixed legal system of civi l law influenced by the Roman-Dutch model and also customary and common law

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accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

GDP (purchasing power parity):


$30.88 bil l ion (2011 est.)

$29.39 bil l ion (2010 est.)



$17.62 bil l ion (2012 est.)



5.1% (2011 est.)7% (2010 est.)



$16,700 (2011 est.)

$16,000 (2010 est.)




39.9% of GDP (2011 est.)37.3% of GDP (2010 est.)




investment in fixed capital: 30 %

investment in inventories: 5.4%


imports of goods and services: -43.6%

(2012 est.)


agriculture: 2.1%

industry: 45 %


Exports:


$6.458 bil l ion (2011 est.)


diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, texti les

Imports:

$6.938 bil l ion (2012 est.)
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country comparison to the world:112

$6.275 bil l ion (2011 est.)


foodstuffs, machinery, electrical goods, transport equipment, texti les, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paper

metal and metal products

Exchange rates:

pulas (BWP) per US dollar -

7.6179 (2012 est.)

6.8382 (2011 est.)

6.7936 (2010 est.)

7.1551 (2009)

6.7907 (2008)

Lesotho

Country name:

conventional long form: Kingdom of Lesotho

conventional short form: Lesotho

local long form: Kingdom of Lesotho

local short form: Lesotho

former: Basutoland

Government type:

parl iamentary constitutional monarchy

Capital:

name: Maseru




10 districts; Berea, Butha-Buthe, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru, Mohale's Hoek, Mokhotlong, Qacha's Nek, Quthing, Tha

Independence:

4 October 1966 (from the UK)

National holiday:

Independence Day, 4 October (1966)

Constitution:

2 Apri l 1993

Legal system:

mixed legal system of English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicial review of legislative acts in High Court an

Ap pe al
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$3.972 bil l ion (2011 est.)

$3.758 bil l ion (2010 est.)



$2.439 bil l ion (2012 est.)


4% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world:77

5.7% (2011 est.)

6.3% (2010 est.)


$2,200 (2012 est.)

country comparison to the world:191$2,100 (2011 est.)

$2,000 (2010 est.)




9.4% of GDP (2011 est.)

8.7% of GDP (2010 est.)



government consumption: 33.9%investment in fixed capital: 37.3%

investment in inventories: -0.1%


imports of goods and services: -118.3%

(2012 est.)


agriculture: 6.4%

industry: 34.6%

services: 59% (2012 est.)

Agriculture - products:

corn, wheat, pulses, sorghum, barley; l ivestock

Industries:

food, beverages, texti les, apparel assembly, handicrafts, construction, tourism

Exports:


$1.003 bil l ion (2011 est.)

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manufactures (clothing, footwear), wool and mohair, food and l ive animals, electricity, water, diamonds

Imports:


$2.296 bil l ion (2011 est.)


food; building materials, vehicles, machinery, medicines, petroleum products

Exchange rates:

maloti (LSL) per US dollar -

8.2031 (2012 est.)

7.26 (2011 est.)

7.32 (2010 est.)

8.47 (2009)

7.75 (2008)

Swaziland

Country name:

conventional long form: Kingdom of Swaziland

conventional short form: Swaziland

local long form: Umbuso weSwatini

local short form: eSwatini

Government type:

monarchy

Capital:

name: Mbabane



note:Lobamba (royal and legislative capital)


4 districts; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni

Independence:

6 September 1968 (from the UK)

National holiday:

Independence Day, 6 September (1968)

Constitution:

signed by the king July 2005; went into effect 8 February 2006

Legal system:

mixed legal system of civi l , common, and customary law


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$6.441 bil l ion (2011 est.)

$6.424 bil l ion (2010 est.)



$3.751 bil l ion (2012 est.)


-1.5% (2012 est.)country comparison to the world:204

0.3% (2011 est.)

1.9% (2010 est.)



$6,000 (2011 est.)

$6,100 (2010 est.)




0.6% of GDP (2011 est.)

-2.3% of GDP (2010 est.)






exports of goods and services: 51.7%imports of goods and services: -70.8%

(2012 est.)


agriculture: 7.8%

industry: 45.1%



sugarcane, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, citrus, pineapples, sorghum, peanuts; cattle, goats, sheep

Industries:

coal, wood pulp, sugar, soft drink concentrates, texti les and apparel

Exports:


$2.011 bil l ion (2011 est.)


soft drink concentrates, sugar, wood pulp, cotton yarn, refrigerators, citrus and canned fruit

Imports:


$2.108 bil l ion (2011 est.)
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wz&regionCode=afr&rank=164#wzhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2087rank.html?countryname=Swaziland&countrycode=wz&regionCode=afr&rank=164#wzhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2087rank.html?countryname=Swaziland&countrycode=wz&regionCode=afr&rank=164#wzhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2087rank.html?countryname=Swaziland&countrycode=wz&regionCode=afr&rank=164#wzhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2087&alphaletter=I&term=Importshttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2049&alphaletter=E&term=Exports%20-%20commoditieshttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2078rank.html?countryname=Swaziland&countrycode=wz&regionCode=afr&rank=141#wzhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2078&alphaletter=E&term=Exportshttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2090&alphaletter=I&term=Industrieshttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2052&alphaletter=A&term=Agriculture%20-%20productshttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2012&alphaletter=G&term=GDP%20-%20composition,%20by%20sector%20of%20originhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2259&alphaletter=G&term=GDP%20-%20composition,%20by%20end%20usehttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2260rank.html?countryname=Swaziland&countrycode=wz&regionCode=afr&rank=135#wzhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2260&alphaletter=G&term=Gross%20national%20savinghttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2004rank.html?countryname=Swaziland&countrycode=wz&regionCode=afr&rank=151#wzhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2004&alphaletter=G&term=GDP%20-%20per%20capita%20(PPP)https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2003rank.html?countryname=Swaziland&countrycode=wz&regionCode=afr&rank=204#wzhttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2003&alphaletter=G&term=GDP%20-%20real%20growth%20ratehttps://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/docs/notesanddefs.html?fieldkey=2195&alphaletter=G&term=GDP%20(official%20exchange%20rate)


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motor vehicles, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals

Exchange rates:

emalangeni per US dollar -

8.2031 (2012 est.)

7.2597 (2011 est.)

7.3212 (2010 est.)

8.42 (2009)

7.75 (2008)

South Africa

Country name:

conventional long form: Republic of South Africa

conventional short form: South Africa

former: Union of South Africa

abbreviation: RS A

Government type:

republic

Capital:

name: Pretoria (administrative capital) geographic coordinates: 25 42 S, 28 13 E


note:Cape Town (legislative capital); Bloemfontein (judicial capital)


9 provinces; Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape, North-West

Cape

Independence:

31 May 1910 (Union of South Africa formed from four British colonies: Cape Colony, Natal, Transvaal, and Orange Fr

31 May 1961 (republic declared); 27 Apri l 1994 (majority rule)

National holiday:

Freedom Day, 27 Apri l (1994)

Constitution:

10 December 1996; note - certified by the Constitutional Court 4 December 1996; was signed by then President MAN

December 1996; and entered into effect 4 February 1997

Legal system:

mixed legal system of Roman-Dutch civi l law, English common law, and customary law


$592 bil l ion (2012 est.)country comparison to the world:26
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$577.3 bil l ion (2011 est.)

$558 bil l ion (2010 est.)



$384.3 bil l ion (2012 est.)



3.5% (2011 est.)

3.1% (2010 est.)



$11,400 (2011 est.)

$11,200 (2010 est.)




16.1% of GDP (2011 est.)

16.4% of GDP (2010 est.)






exports of goods and services: 28.3%imports of goods and services: -31.3%

(2012 est.)


agriculture: 2.6%

industry: 29.3%



corn, wheat, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; beef, poultry, mutton, wool, dairy products

Industries:

mining (world's largest producer of platinum, gold, chromium), automobile assembly, metalworking, machinery, texti l

steel, chemicals, ferti l izer, foodstuffs, commercial ship repair

Exports:


$102.9 bil l ion (2011 est.)


gold, diamonds, platinum, other metals and minerals, machinery and equipment

Exports - partners:

China 14.5%, US 7.9%, Japan 5.7%, Germany 5.5%, India 4.5%, UK 4.1% (2012)
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