Top 10 Interesting Facts About Uganda
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Welcome back to an informative Article presented as you all know it's always a pleasure presenting to you some interesting but lesson in fact about the beautiful countries on the African continent so they were excited to present you some lesson facts about the beautiful country of Uganda officially referred to as a Republic of Uganda Uganda is a landlocked country located in the east central part of Africa it is product to the east by Kenya to the not by South Sudan to the west by the Democratic Republic of Congo to the southwest by Rwanda and to the south by Tanzania Uganda is relatively small compared to Kenya Ethiopia and Tanzania it runs 33rd in terms of area in Africa and 10th in population as of 2019 the population was estimated at 44 million 6 million less than Kenya which is twice as large in size Uganda is a country rich in history and full of large natural beauty from brother to brother however I often force all the travelers reader due to past political conflicts and the relative difficulty of getting there but that doesn't mean there's not plenty to discover about this is African country if you're new here welcome be sure to subscribe and send a notification so you don't miss any of our videos the capital city of Uganda is Kampala an English and Swahili are the capital languages of the country with that said let's take a closer look at this country with the 10 things you probably didn't know about Uganda.
1 Uganda is the most entrepreneurial country in the world shocking right I bet if you were asked which countries in the world where the most entrepreneurial you probably see China the United States or even Great Britain well sorry to disappoint you the most entrepreneurial country in the world is actually Uganda Uganda whose economy was devastated by dictatorship a few decades ago now has the planet's highest proportion of people who've started their own businesses twenty eight percent of the adult population in Uganda started businesses in the last forty two months which is actually twice as high as any other country in the world Thailand comes in second place with 16.7% and Brazil in third place with 13.8% you get a success the report claims is the result of a huge improvement in communication networks recently which have linked up different parts of the country and connected it to the rest of the world in general developing nations came highest on the list of 73 countries for the developed countries Australia ranked highest in 29th planes followed by Canada in 30th place.
2 Uganda has the second youngest population in the world according to the latest world population review you gotta have the second youngest population in the world right as a measure with 55% of its population below the age of 15 with a life expectancy of 58 years according to reports about 2 million babies are born in Uganda every year the young population is also accredited to - et rid seen as of 2017 the average female gives birth to 6 children also early marriages and lack of family planning is also responsible for the birth rate in the country you gotta is one of the poorest countries in the world due to high dependency rate on the population given the fact that it consists mainly of minors who cannot fend for themselves although the Ugandan government is trying to reduce birth rate in the country their efforts seem abortive.
3 Uganda is the second most populated landlocked country in the world as earlier mentioned Uganda is a landlocked country located in the central eastern part of Africa and has a surface area of about 240 1083 kilometer square making it the third largest country in Africa and the 79th in the world in terms of population the country has over forty four million making it the second most populated landlocked country in the world of title pier.
4 Area mainly has been President of Uganda for more than three decades Uganda has been led by president you were a museveni for the past 33 years and from the look of things he's unlikely to step down anytime soon you savannahrose to cry in 1986 after all eternity - okay Lou in a military coup since then you Ghana has remained politically stable except for the Lud resistant army that operates in the jungle of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo for the same period the United States has had six President Museveni rules Uganda with an iron fist and crushes anyone who opposes his regime though he's not considered a dictator.
5 Uganda is home to the world's second freshwater lake Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes the lake was renamed Lake Victoria after Queen Victoria by the Explorer John Hanning sprecher in his report the first Briton to document it with a surface area of approximately fifty nine thousand nine hundred and forty-seven square kilometres Lake Victorians Africa's largest lake by area the world's largest tropical league and the world's second largest freshwater lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America the lake serves as habitats of several species of fish reptiles and mammals.
6 You gotta have a history of couse you guys generally politically stable under the rule of you were in Mosul veiny but that has not always been the case as soon as the country became independent rulers and ministry began competing for power Milton of water of actual Edward mateesah in April 1966 setting up a series of crews that talk with more than five presidents yourself do let the post Idi Amin in April 1979 on let's be overt Ron 68 days later paalam Wonga of a troop Godfrey benissa in May 1980 but resigned ten days later due to fear of being deposed general Basilio or Lara okay Lou served two days before he was replaced by General Tito okay Lou vamos of Aeneas tried to stabilize the country his to lastly criticized for changing the constitution so that he can be President for life.
7 You gotta is one of the few countries in Africa that designed its own car for many years Africa's been consumed of many many fraction goods but never producer when it comes to cars many African nations have settled for relying on import rather than manufacturing their own however a few African nations have gone against the odds and build their own cars so these countries include Ghana Rwanda Kenya and Uganda Kira Motors operation is a camera fracturing company in Uganda that manufactures cars such as the Kira and Smart cars the Kira asthma is an electric hybrid five seater front-wheel drive sedan car Kira Motors Corporation was started by University students but has since gained funding and support from the government of Uganda the Kira is smart features attraction motto powered by a rechargeable battery bank and an internal combustion engine based generator it's a fully grown model of the initial Kira if prototype it is the first electric hybrid vehicle designed and build in Africa.
8 Fried grasshopper a popular Ugandan delicacy pan-fried grasshopper locally known as Shannon are popular delicacy in Uganda and served to important guests as a show of good gesture if a Ugandan household offers you distantly kissing then you're a special guest and rejecting it is considered disrespectful recipe a rich source of protein and I've consumed abundantly during the rainy season when the numbers swell besides grasshopper you can also have a wide variety of food such as Matsu k amongst others so if grassipat isn't really your thing the rest assured you won't die of starvation in Uganda.
9 Social media tax is compulsory in Uganda social media has become a part of our lives we are constantly posting our pictures on Facebook on Instagram and instantly communicating with our loved ones but in Uganda social media is not free for you to have access to social media you need to pay what is called social media tax the institution of C was first proposed in March 2018 by President Yoweri Museveni in a bid to curb gossip and increased revenue then in July the East African nation introduced attacks on users assessing 60 websites and social media apps from their phone including what's up Twitter and Facebook the levy is collected by telecom companies who did not a daily or weekly fee whenever a user accesses the specified apps authorities also increased excise duty fee on mobile money transactions from 10% to 15% the introduction of social media tax has greatly reduced the number of Internet users in the country there's been a petition to abolish the tax but the petition is still in review by the Ugandan government.
10 You can now as the venue of the daring Entebbe raid on June 27th 1976 Palestinian and German terrorists hijacked and that France plane flying from Tel Aviv to pari the aircraft have 254 passengers most of whom were is really it was directed to Libya before flying to Entebbe Airport in Uganda where dictator Idi Amin of had the terrorists a safe heaven some of the hostages were released except 106 Israeli Nationals after negotiations filled Israel and back on a daring military intervention that rescued 102 of 106 hostages and killed the 7 terrorists one Israeli commando was killed while five others were wounded 45 Ugandan soldiers Manning the airport were killed and 30 aircrafts were destroyed there you have it this Flores those were some of the lesser known facts you probably didn't know about Uganda for sticking all the way to the end of this video here's an extra bonus fact for you.
And in this Article I will show you one more advantage facts about Uganda.
11 You got guys me for its Burton guerrillas Uganda as a country with diverse wildlife mainly because of its forest cover and climate half of the world's mountain gorillas and 11% of bird species are found in Uganda none of the Congo rainforest extends over to Uganda but unlike the Democratic Republic of Congo Uganda offers best protection on wildlife especially to apes Jesus Flores as always you can Adam off facts that you think have not been mentioned in this video in the comment section below and the best comment will be pink thanks for watching this Article.
If you want to cover any of your top 10 topics please leave your suggestions in the comment section below and your requests will be granted also if you did enjoy the Article do also give it a thumbs up and do not forget to subscribe and share with your friends God Bless You.
1 Uganda is the most entrepreneurial country in the world shocking right I bet if you were asked which countries in the world where the most entrepreneurial you probably see China the United States or even Great Britain well sorry to disappoint you the most entrepreneurial country in the world is actually Uganda Uganda whose economy was devastated by dictatorship a few decades ago now has the planet's highest proportion of people who've started their own businesses twenty eight percent of the adult population in Uganda started businesses in the last forty two months which is actually twice as high as any other country in the world Thailand comes in second place with 16.7% and Brazil in third place with 13.8% you get a success the report claims is the result of a huge improvement in communication networks recently which have linked up different parts of the country and connected it to the rest of the world in general developing nations came highest on the list of 73 countries for the developed countries Australia ranked highest in 29th planes followed by Canada in 30th place.
2 Uganda has the second youngest population in the world according to the latest world population review you gotta have the second youngest population in the world right as a measure with 55% of its population below the age of 15 with a life expectancy of 58 years according to reports about 2 million babies are born in Uganda every year the young population is also accredited to - et rid seen as of 2017 the average female gives birth to 6 children also early marriages and lack of family planning is also responsible for the birth rate in the country you gotta is one of the poorest countries in the world due to high dependency rate on the population given the fact that it consists mainly of minors who cannot fend for themselves although the Ugandan government is trying to reduce birth rate in the country their efforts seem abortive.
3 Uganda is the second most populated landlocked country in the world as earlier mentioned Uganda is a landlocked country located in the central eastern part of Africa and has a surface area of about 240 1083 kilometer square making it the third largest country in Africa and the 79th in the world in terms of population the country has over forty four million making it the second most populated landlocked country in the world of title pier.
4 Area mainly has been President of Uganda for more than three decades Uganda has been led by president you were a museveni for the past 33 years and from the look of things he's unlikely to step down anytime soon you savannahrose to cry in 1986 after all eternity - okay Lou in a military coup since then you Ghana has remained politically stable except for the Lud resistant army that operates in the jungle of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo for the same period the United States has had six President Museveni rules Uganda with an iron fist and crushes anyone who opposes his regime though he's not considered a dictator.
5 Uganda is home to the world's second freshwater lake Lake Victoria is one of the African Great Lakes the lake was renamed Lake Victoria after Queen Victoria by the Explorer John Hanning sprecher in his report the first Briton to document it with a surface area of approximately fifty nine thousand nine hundred and forty-seven square kilometres Lake Victorians Africa's largest lake by area the world's largest tropical league and the world's second largest freshwater lake by surface area after Lake Superior in North America the lake serves as habitats of several species of fish reptiles and mammals.
6 You gotta have a history of couse you guys generally politically stable under the rule of you were in Mosul veiny but that has not always been the case as soon as the country became independent rulers and ministry began competing for power Milton of water of actual Edward mateesah in April 1966 setting up a series of crews that talk with more than five presidents yourself do let the post Idi Amin in April 1979 on let's be overt Ron 68 days later paalam Wonga of a troop Godfrey benissa in May 1980 but resigned ten days later due to fear of being deposed general Basilio or Lara okay Lou served two days before he was replaced by General Tito okay Lou vamos of Aeneas tried to stabilize the country his to lastly criticized for changing the constitution so that he can be President for life.
7 You gotta is one of the few countries in Africa that designed its own car for many years Africa's been consumed of many many fraction goods but never producer when it comes to cars many African nations have settled for relying on import rather than manufacturing their own however a few African nations have gone against the odds and build their own cars so these countries include Ghana Rwanda Kenya and Uganda Kira Motors operation is a camera fracturing company in Uganda that manufactures cars such as the Kira and Smart cars the Kira asthma is an electric hybrid five seater front-wheel drive sedan car Kira Motors Corporation was started by University students but has since gained funding and support from the government of Uganda the Kira is smart features attraction motto powered by a rechargeable battery bank and an internal combustion engine based generator it's a fully grown model of the initial Kira if prototype it is the first electric hybrid vehicle designed and build in Africa.
8 Fried grasshopper a popular Ugandan delicacy pan-fried grasshopper locally known as Shannon are popular delicacy in Uganda and served to important guests as a show of good gesture if a Ugandan household offers you distantly kissing then you're a special guest and rejecting it is considered disrespectful recipe a rich source of protein and I've consumed abundantly during the rainy season when the numbers swell besides grasshopper you can also have a wide variety of food such as Matsu k amongst others so if grassipat isn't really your thing the rest assured you won't die of starvation in Uganda.
9 Social media tax is compulsory in Uganda social media has become a part of our lives we are constantly posting our pictures on Facebook on Instagram and instantly communicating with our loved ones but in Uganda social media is not free for you to have access to social media you need to pay what is called social media tax the institution of C was first proposed in March 2018 by President Yoweri Museveni in a bid to curb gossip and increased revenue then in July the East African nation introduced attacks on users assessing 60 websites and social media apps from their phone including what's up Twitter and Facebook the levy is collected by telecom companies who did not a daily or weekly fee whenever a user accesses the specified apps authorities also increased excise duty fee on mobile money transactions from 10% to 15% the introduction of social media tax has greatly reduced the number of Internet users in the country there's been a petition to abolish the tax but the petition is still in review by the Ugandan government.
10 You can now as the venue of the daring Entebbe raid on June 27th 1976 Palestinian and German terrorists hijacked and that France plane flying from Tel Aviv to pari the aircraft have 254 passengers most of whom were is really it was directed to Libya before flying to Entebbe Airport in Uganda where dictator Idi Amin of had the terrorists a safe heaven some of the hostages were released except 106 Israeli Nationals after negotiations filled Israel and back on a daring military intervention that rescued 102 of 106 hostages and killed the 7 terrorists one Israeli commando was killed while five others were wounded 45 Ugandan soldiers Manning the airport were killed and 30 aircrafts were destroyed there you have it this Flores those were some of the lesser known facts you probably didn't know about Uganda for sticking all the way to the end of this video here's an extra bonus fact for you.
And in this Article I will show you one more advantage facts about Uganda.
11 You got guys me for its Burton guerrillas Uganda as a country with diverse wildlife mainly because of its forest cover and climate half of the world's mountain gorillas and 11% of bird species are found in Uganda none of the Congo rainforest extends over to Uganda but unlike the Democratic Republic of Congo Uganda offers best protection on wildlife especially to apes Jesus Flores as always you can Adam off facts that you think have not been mentioned in this video in the comment section below and the best comment will be pink thanks for watching this Article.
If you want to cover any of your top 10 topics please leave your suggestions in the comment section below and your requests will be granted also if you did enjoy the Article do also give it a thumbs up and do not forget to subscribe and share with your friends God Bless You.
