Culture of Uganda

People in Uganda speak the English, and Swahili languages. The linguistic diversity of Uganda is very diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Uganda is 0.9227. The followers of Christianity are the religious majority in the country. 15.6% of Uganda's population live in cities. This percentage comprises the urban population of Uganda.
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Urbanization rate indicates the rate of population shift from rural to urban areas. The urbanization rate of in Uganda is particularly low, which could be a sign of economic issues. Lack of employment opportunities or urban resources could contribute to low urbanization rates. Countries with low urbanization rates often lack the resources necessary to build functioning urban areas and are comprised largely of rural or undeveloped areas. The rate of urbanization in Uganda is considered to be 4.4. According to data on inbound tourists in Uganda, 1,206,000 tourists arrive in the country each year.

National anthem

It was adopted in 1962.

Fast food

Around 4% of the population of Uganda are obese.

Alcohol consumption

Each year, the people of Uganda consume 1.5 litre of alcohol per capita, and this volume consists of 9.4% beer, 0.1% wine, 1.9% distilled spirits, 88.6% other alcohol.

National dish

One of the most popular national dishes of Uganda is matoke.