Uganda has been an independent republic since 1962, with President Yoweri Museveni currently leading the country. Citizens can vote after age 18, with elections held every five years. Uganda has high unemployment, with over 14 million people, or 35% of the population, living below the poverty line, and 43% of those unemployed going without a job for over six months.

1. All About Uganda’s Government Economy AND

2. Government Uganda has been a free country since October 9, 1962. Currently, the president is President Lt. Gen. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni. Facts about the In Uganda Before then, they were ruled by the United Kingdom . The people in Uganda have a republic and formed government . Citizens can vote after they turn eighteen Elections are held every five years

3. Economy 35% of the country is below the poverty line That means there are more than fourteen million people in Uganda that are unemployed. About forty-three percent of the fourteen million have been unemployed for more than six months. Uganda’s 2,500 Uganda shillings is equivalent to $1.05 in US dollars