Airports - with unpaved runways: total: 23 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 6 914 to 1,523 m: 9 under 914 m: 7 (2002)
Military Uganda
Military branches:
Ugandan Peoples' Defense Force (including Army, Marine unit, Air
Wing)
Military manpower - availability:
males age 15-49: 5,476,612 (2003 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service:
males age 15-49: 2,974,259 (2003 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure:
$124.7 million (FY02)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
2.1% (FY02)
Transnational Issues Uganda
Disputes - international:
Tutsi, Hutu, and other ethnic groups, associated political rebels,
armed gangs, and various government forces continue fighting in the
Great Lakes region, transcending the boundaries of Burundi,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, and Uganda to gain control
over populated areas and natural resources; government heads pledge
to end conflict, but localized violence continues despite UN
peacekeeping efforts; conflict in Sudan has extended rebel forces
and refugees into Uganda
This page was last updated on 18 December, 2003