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| Choose the first letter to select required country: Government Of Uganda
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| Country name |
conventional long form: republic of uganda conventional short form: uganda |
| Government type | republic |
| Capital | Kampala |
| Administrative divisions | 56 districts; Adjumani, Apac, Arua, Bugiri, Bundibugyo, Bushenyi, Busia, Gulu, Hoima, Iganga, Jinja, Kabale, Kabarole, Kaberamaido, Kalangala, Kampala, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi, Kayunga, Kibale, Kiboga, Kisoro, Kitgum, Kotido, Kumi, Kyenjojo, Lira, Luwero, Masaka, Masindi, Mayuge, Mbale, Mbarara, Moroto, Moyo, Mpigi, Mubende, Mukono, Nakapiripirit, Nakasongola, Nebbi, Ntungamo, Pader, Pallisa, Rakai, Rukungiri, Sembabule, Sironko, Soroti, Tororo, Wakiso, Yumbe |
| Independence | 9 October 1962 (from UK) |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 9 October (1962) |
| Constitution | 8 October 1995; adopted by the interim, 284-member Constituent Assembly, charged with debating the draft constitution that had been proposed in May 1993; the Constituent Assembly was dissolved upon the promulgation of the constitution in October 1995 |
| Legal system | in 1995, the government restored the legal system to one based on English common law and customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: president lt. gen. yoweri kaguta museveni (since seizing power 26 january 1986); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government head of government: president lt. gen. yoweri kaguta museveni (since seizing power 29 january 1986); prime minister apollo nsibambi (since 5 april 1999); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government; the prime minister assists the president in the supervision of the cabinet cabinet: cabinet appointed by the president from among elected legislators elections: president reelected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 12 march 2001 (next to be held na 2006); note - first popular election for president since independence in 1962 was held in 1996; prime minister appointed by the president election results: lt. gen. yoweri kaguta museveni elected president; percent of vote - lt. gen. yoweri kaguta museveni 69.3%, kizza besigye 27.8% |
| Legislative branch | unicameral National Assembly (303 members - 214 directly elected by popular vote, 81 nominated by legally established special interest groups [women 56, army 10, disabled 5, youth 5, labor 5], 8 ex officio members; members serve five-year terms)
elections: last held 26 june 2001 (next to be held may or june 2006); election results: percent of vote by party - na; seats by party - na; note - election campaigning by party was not permitted |
| Judicial branch | Court of Appeal (judges are appointed by the president and approved by the legislature); High Court (judges are appointed by the president) |
| Political parties and leaders | only one political organization, the Movement (formerly the NRM)[President MUSEVENI, chairman] is allowed to operate unfettered; note - the president maintains that the Movement is not a political party, but a mass organization, which claims the loyalty of all Ugandans note: the constitution requires the suspension of political parties while the Movement organization is in governance; of the political parties that exist but are prohibited from sponsoring candidates, the most important are the Ugandan People's Congress or UPC [Milton OBOTE]; Democratic Party or DP [Paul SSEMOGERERE]; Conservative Party or CP [Ken LUKYAMUZI]; Justice Forum [Muhammad Kibirige MAYANJA]; and National Democrats Forum [Chapaa KARUHANGA] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | Popular Resistance Against a Life President or PRALP |
| International organization participation | ACP, AfDB, AU, C, EADB, FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IGAD, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OIC, OPCW, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO |
| Diplomatic representation in the US |
chief of mission: ambassador edith grace ssempala chancery: 5911 16th street nw, washington, dc 20011 FAX: [1] (202) 726-1727 telephone: [1] (202) 726-7100 through 7102, 0416 |
| Diplomatic representation from the US |
chief of mission: ambassador jimmy kolker embassy: 1577 ggaba rd., kampala mailing address: p. o. box 7007, kampala telephone: [256] (41) 234-142 FAX: [256] (41) 258-451 |
| Flag description | six equal horizontal bands of black (top), yellow, red, black, yellow, and red; a white disk is superimposed at the center and depicts a red-crested crane (the national symbol) facing the hoist side |
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