conventional long form: Republic of Uganda conventional short form: Uganda Government type: republic Capital: name: Kampala

geographic coordinates: 0 19 N, 32 33 E time difference: UTC+3 ( 8 hours ahead of W ashingt on, DC duri ng Standar d Ti me)

Administrative divisions:

111 districts and 1 capital city*; Abim, Adjumani, Agago, Alebt ong, Amol atar, Amudat, Amuri a, Amur u, Apac, Arua, Bu Bududa, Bugiri, Buhweju, Buikwe, Bukedea, Bukomansimbi, Bukwa, Bul ambuli, Bulisa, Bundibugyo, Bushenyi, Busi a, But ambal a, Buvuma, Buyende, Dokol o, Gomba, Gul u, Hoima, Ibanda, Iganga, Isingir o, Jinja, Kaabong, Kabale, Kabar Kaber amaido, Kal angala, Kaliro, Kal ungu, Kampal a*, Kamuli, Kamwenge, Kanungu, Kapchorwa, Kasese, Katakwi, Ka Kibale, Kiboga, Kibuku, Kir uhura, Kirya ndongo, Kisor o, Kitgum, Koboko, Kol e, Kotido, Kumi, Kween, Kyankwanzi, Kye Kyenjojo, Lamwo, Lira, Luuka, Luwero, Lwengo, Lyant onde, Manafwa, Mar acha, Masak a, Masi ndi, Mayuge, Mbale, M Mitoma, Mityana, Mor oto, Moyo, Mpi gi, Mubende, Mukono, Naka piri pirit, Nakaseke, Nak asongola, Namayi ngo, Namut Napak, Nebbi, Ngora, Ntor oko, Nt ungamo, Nwoya, Otuke, Oyam, Pader, Pallisa, Rakai, Rubirizi, Ruk ungiri, Sembabu Sheema, Sironko, Sor oti, Toror o, W akiso, Yumbe, Zombo Independence: 9 October 1962 (from t he UK) National holiday: Independence Day, 9 October ( 1962) Constitution: 8 October 1995; amended 2005 note: the amendments in 2005 removed presi dential t erm limits and l egali zed a multipart y political syst em Legal system: mi xed l egal syst em of Engl ish common l aw and cust omary l aw International law organization participation: accepts compulsor y ICJ jur isdiction with r eservati ons; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

GDP (purchasing power parity)

$51. 27 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 9 6 $49. 98 billion (2011 est.) $46. 86 billion (2010 est.) note: data ar e in 2012 US doll ars GDP (official exchange rate):

$21 billion (2012 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 2.6% ( 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 1 9 6.7% ( 2011 est.) 5.6% ( 2010 est.) GDP - per capita (PPP): $1, 400 ( 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 2 0 6 $1, 400 ( 2011 est.) $1, 400 ( 2010 est.) note: data ar e in 2012 US doll ars Gross national saving: 14. 9% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 0 3 13% of GDP ( 2011 est.) 12. 5% of GDP (2010 est.) GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 86. 3% government consumption: 8. 7% investment in fixed capital: 24. 6% investment in inventories: 0.2% exports of goods and services: 21. 2% imports of goods and services: -41% (2012 est.) GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 24. 2% industry: 26. 5% services: 49. 3% ( 2012 est. )

Exports
$2. 804 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 3 1 $2. 519 billion (2011 est.) Exports - commodities: coffee, fis h and fis h pr oduc ts, tea, cotton, flowers, hor ticultural produc ts; gol d Exports - partners:

Kenya 12. 8%, Rwanda 10. 7%, UAE 9.9%, Democr atic Republic of t he Congo 9.7%, Net herl ands 5. 7%, Ger many 5.2% (2012) Imports: $5. 187 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 2 7 $4. 997 billion (2011 est.) Imports - commodities: capit al equi pment, vehicl es, petr oleum, medical suppli es; cereals

Imports - partners: Kenya 16. 6%, UAE 14.5%, Chi na 12.3%, I ndi a 11. 3%, South Africa 4. 2% ( 2012)

Exchange rates
Ugandan s hillings (UGX) per US dollar 2,505.6 ( 2012 est.) 2,522.8 ( 2011 est.) 2,177.6 ( 2010 est.) 2,030 (2009) 1,658.1 ( 2008)

Namibia

conventional long form: Republic of Nami bi a conventional short form: Nami bi a local long form: Republic of Namibi a local short form: Nami bi a former: German Sout h-W est Africa (Sued-W est Afrika), Sout h-W est Africa Government type: republic Capital: name: W indhoek geographic coordinates: 22 34 S, 17 05 E time difference: UTC+1 ( 6 hours ahead of W ashingt on, DC duri ng Standar d Ti me) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday i n September; ends first Sunday in April Administrative divisions: 13 r egi ons; Caprivi, Erongo, Hardap, Kar as, Khomas, Kunene, Ohangwena , Okavango, Omaheke, Omusati, Oshana, Otjozondjupa Independence: 21 March 1990 (from Sout h African mandat e) National holiday: Independence Day, 21 Mar ch (1990) Constitution: ratified 9 Februar y 1990, effective 12 Marc h 1990 Legal system: mi xed l egal syst em of uncodified civil l aw bas ed on Roman -Dutch l aw and cust omary l aw International law organization participation: has not submitt ed an ICJ jurisdiction declar ation; acc epts ICCt jurisdiction

GDP(Purchasing power parity)

$17. 03 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 3 8 $16. 37 billion (2011 est.) $15. 61 billion (2010 est.) note: data ar e in 2012 US doll ars GDP (official exchange rate): $12. 3 billi on ( 2012 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 7 6 4.8% ( 2011 est.) 6.6% ( 2010 est.) GDP - per capita (PPP): $7, 900 ( 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 3 4 $7, 700 ( 2011 est.) $7, 400 ( 2010 est.) note: data ar e in 2012 US doll ars Gross national saving: 22. 3% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 6 2 20. 4% of GDP (2011 est.) 18. 4% of GDP (2010 est.) GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 66. 3% government consumption: 25.8% investment in fixed capital: 22. 6% investment in inventories: 0% exports of goods and services: 39. 3% imports of goods and services: -54% (2012 est.) GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 7. 4% industry: 31. 3% services: 61. 3% ( 2012 est. )

Exports $4. 335 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 1 7 $4. 639 billion (2011 est.) Exports - commodities: diamonds, copper, gol d, zi nc, lead, uranium; cattle, processed fis h, karak ul skins Imports: $5. 586 billion (2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 1 2 5 $5. 348 billion (2011 est.) Imports - commodities: foodstuffs; petrol eum pr oducts and fuel, machi ner y and equi pment, chemic als

Exchange rates
Nami bi an doll ars (NAD) per US doll ar 8.203 (2012 est.) 7.2597 ( 2011 est.) 7.3212 ( 2010 est.) 8.42 (2009) 7.75 (2008)

Botswana

Country name: conventional long form: Republic of Botswana conventional short form: Botswana local long form: Republic of Botswana local short form: Botswana former: Bechuanal and Government type: parli ament ary r epublic Capital: name: Gabor one geographic coordinates: 24 38 S, 25 54 E time difference: UTC+2 ( 7 hours ahead of W ashingt on, DC duri ng Standar d Ti me) Administrative divisions:

9 districts and 5 t own councils*; Central, Fr ancistown*, Gabor one*, Ghanzi, Jwaneng*, Kgal agadi, Kgatleng, Kweneng North East, North W est, Selebi - Pikwe*, South East, Sout hern Independence: 30 Sept ember 1966 (from t he UK) National holiday: Independence Day (Botswana Day), 30 September (1966) Constitution: March 1965; eff ective 30 Sept ember 1966 Legal system: mi xed l egal syst em of ci vil law i nfluenc ed by the Roman - Dutch model and also c ustomary and common l aw International law organization participation:

accepts compulsor y ICJ jur isdiction with r eservati ons; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

GDP (purchasing power parity): $32. 06 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 1 2 $30. 88 billion (2011 est.) $29. 39 billion (2010 est.) note: data ar e in 2012 US doll ars GDP (official exchange rate): $17. 62 billion (2012 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 3.8% ( 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 8 9 5.1% ( 2011 est.) 7% (2010 est.) GDP - per capita (PPP): $17, 100 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 7 9 $16, 700 (2011 est.) $16, 000 (2010 est.) note: data ar e in 2012 US doll ars Gross national saving: 34. 7% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 5 39. 9% of GDP (2011 est.) 37. 3% of GDP (2010 est.) GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 39. 8% government consumption: 20.5% investment in fixed capital: 30% investment in inventories: 5.4% exports of goods and services: 35. 7% imports of goods and services: -43.6% (2012 est.) GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 2. 1% industry: 45% services: 52. 9% ( 2011 est. ) Exports: $6. 259 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 0 5 $6. 458 billion (2011 est.) Exports - commodities: diamonds, copper, nickel, soda as h, meat, textil es Imports: $6. 938 billion (2012 est.)

country comparison to the world: 1 1 2 $6. 275 billion (2011 est.) Imports - commodities:

foodstuffs, mac hiner y, el ectrical goods, trans port equi pment, t extil es, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paper p metal and met al pr oducts Exchange rates: pul as (BW P) per US doll ar 7.6179 ( 2012 est.) 6.8382 ( 2011 est.) 6.7936 ( 2010 est.) 7.1551 ( 2009) 6.7907 ( 2008)

Lesotho

Country name: conventional long form: Kingdom of Lesot ho conventional short form: Les otho local long form: Ki ngdom of Lesot ho local short form: Les otho former: Basut ol and Government type: parli ament ary c onstituti onal monarchy Capital: name: Maser u geographic coordinates: 29 19 S, 27 29 E time difference: UTC+2 ( 7 hours ahead of W ashingt on, DC duri ng Standar d Ti me) Administrative divisions:

10 districts; Berea, Butha - But he, Leribe, Maf et eng, Maseru, Mohale's Hoek, Mokhotl ong, Qacha's Nek, Qut hing, Thab Independence: 4 October 1966 (from t he UK) National holiday: Independence Day, 4 October ( 1966) Constitution: 2 April 1993 Legal system:

mi xed l egal syst em of Engl ish common l aw and Roman -Dutch law; judicial r evi ew of legislati ve acts in Hi gh Court and Appeal

GDP (purchasing power parity): $4. 131 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 7 5 $3. 972 billion (2011 est.) $3. 758 billion (2010 est.) note: data ar e in 2012 US doll ars GDP (official exchange rate): $2. 439 billion (2012 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 4% (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 7 7 5.7% ( 2011 est.) 6.3% ( 2010 est.) GDP - per capita (PPP): $2, 200 ( 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 9 1 $2, 100 ( 2011 est.) $2, 000 ( 2010 est.) note: data ar e in 2012 US doll ars Gross national saving: 21. 2% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 6 7 9.4% of GDP ( 2011 est.) 8.7% of GDP ( 2010 est.) GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 97. 2% government consumption: 33.9% investment in fixed capital: 37. 3% investment in inventories: -0. 1% exports of goods and services: 50. 9% imports of goods and services: -118. 3% (2012 est.) GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 6. 4% industry: 34. 6% services: 59% (2012 est.) Agriculture - products: corn, wheat, pulses, sor ghum, barl ey; li vest ock Industries: food, bever ages, textiles, apparel assembl y, handicraf ts, construction, t ourism

Exports: $1. 03 billi on ( 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 5 6 $1. 003 billion (2011 est.) Exports - commodities:

manuf actur es (clothing, f ootwear), wool and mohair, food and li ve animals, electri city, wat er, di amonds Imports: $2. 404 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 5 7 $2. 296 billion (2011 est.) Imports - commodities: food; buil ding materi als, vehicles, mac hinery, medicines, petr ol eum pr oducts

Exchange rates: mal oti (LSL) per US doll ar 8.2031 ( 2012 est.) 7.26 (2011 est.) 7.32 (2010 est.) 8.47 (2009) 7.75 (2008)

Swaziland
Country name: conventional long form: Kingdom of Swazil and conventional short form: Swazil and local long form: Umbuso weSwatini local short form: eSwati ni Government type: monarchy Capital: name: Mbabane geographic coordinates: 26 19 S, 31 08 E time difference: UTC+2 ( 7 hours ahead of W ashingt on, DC duri ng Standar d Ti me) note: Lobamba (royal and legisl ative capital) Administrative divisions: 4 districts; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzi ni, Shisel weni Independence: 6 Sept ember 1968 (from t he UK) National holiday: Independence Day, 6 Sept ember (1968) Constitution: signed by t he king July 2005; went i nto effect 8 Febr uary 2006 Legal system: mi xed l egal syst em of ci vil, common, and customar y l aw

GDP (purchasing power parity): $6. 345 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 6 3

$6. 441 billion (2011 est.) $6. 424 billion (2010 est.) note: data ar e in 2012 US doll ars GDP (official exchange rate): $3. 751 billion (2012 est.) GDP - real growth rate: -1.5% ( 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 2 0 4 0.3% ( 2011 est.) 1.9% ( 2010 est.) GDP - per capita (PPP): $5, 900 ( 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 5 1 $6, 000 ( 2011 est.) $6, 100 ( 2010 est.) note: data ar e in 2012 US doll ars Gross national saving: 7.6% of GDP ( 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 3 5 0.6% of GDP ( 2011 est.) -2.3% of GDP (2010 est.) GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 85. 5% government consumption: 23.3% investment in fixed capital: 10. 3% investment in inventories: 0% exports of goods and services: 51. 7% imports of goods and services: -70.8% (2012 est.) GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 7. 8% industry: 45. 1% services: 47. 2% ( 2012 est. ) Agriculture - products: sugarcane, cott on, c orn, t obacco, rice, citrus, pi neapples, sorghum, peanuts; cattle, goats, sheep Industries: coal, wood pul p, sugar, soft drink concentrat es, textil es and apparel

Exports: $2. 005 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 4 1 $2. 011 billion (2011 est.) Exports - commodities: soft drink concentrat es, sugar, wood pulp, cott on yarn, refriger ators, citrus and c anned fr uit Imports: $2. 152 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 6 4 $2. 108 billion (2011 est.)

Imports - commodities: motor vehicl es, machi nery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, petrol eum pr oducts, chemicals

Exchange rates: emalangeni per US doll ar 8.2031 ( 2012 est.) 7.2597 ( 2011 est.) 7.3212 ( 2010 est.) 8.42 (2009) 7.75 (2008)

South Africa
Country name: conventional long form: Republic of South Africa conventional short form: South Africa former: Uni on of South Africa abbreviation: RSA Government type: republic Capital: name: Pr et oria (admi nistrative capit al) geographic coordinates: 25 42 S, 28 13 E time difference: UTC+2 ( 7 hours ahead of W ashingt on, DC duri ng Standar d Ti me) note: Cape Town (legislati ve c apit al); Bl oemfontei n ( judici al capit al) Administrative divisions: 9 pr ovi nces; Easter n Cape, Free St ate, Gauteng, KwaZul u -Natal, Limpopo, Mpumal anga, Nort her n Cape, North -W est Cape Independence:

31 May 1910 ( Uni on of South Africa f ormed from four British coloni es: Cape Colony, Nat al, Tr ans vaal, and Orange Fr 31 May 1961 (r epublic decl ared); 27 April 1994 (majority rul e) National holiday: Freedom Day, 27 April (1994) Constitution:

10 Dec ember 1996; note - certified by the Constit utional Court 4 Dec ember 1996; was signed by then Pres ident MAN December 1996; and ent er ed i nto eff ect 4 Febr uary 1997 Legal system: mi xed l egal syst em of Roman - Dutch ci vil law, Englis h common l aw, and customar y law

GDP (purchasing power parity): $592 billi on ( 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 2 6

$577.3 billion (2011 est.) $558 billi on ( 2010 est.) note: data ar e in 2012 US doll ars GDP (official exchange rate): $384.3 billion (2012 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 2.5% ( 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 2 5 3.5% ( 2011 est.) 3.1% ( 2010 est.) GDP - per capita (PPP): $11, 600 (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 0 9 $11, 400 (2011 est.) $11, 200 (2010 est.) note: data ar e in 2012 US doll ars Gross national saving: 13. 1% of GDP (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 1 1 3 16. 1% of GDP (2011 est.) 16. 4% of GDP (2010 est.) GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption: 60. 4% government consumption: 22.4% investment in fixed capital: 19. 2% investment in inventories: 1% exports of goods and services: 28. 3% imports of goods and services: -31.3% (2012 est.) GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 2. 6% industry: 29. 3% services: 68. 1% ( 2012 est. ) Agriculture - products: corn, wheat, sugarc ane, fr uits, vegetabl es; beef, poul try, mutt on, wool, dair y pr oducts Industries:

mini ng (world's lar gest produc er of plati num, gold, c hromium), automobile assembl y, met alworking, machi ner y, textile steel, chemicals, fertili zer, foodstuffs, commercial shi p repair

Exports: $100.7 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 9 $102.9 billion (2011 est.) Exports - commodities: gol d, di amonds, pl ati num, other metals and miner als, machi nery and equipment Exports - partners: Chi na 14.5%, US 7.9%, Japan 5.7%, Germany 5.5%, Indi a 4. 5%, UK 4.1% ( 2012)

Imports: $105 billi on ( 2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 3 4 $100.4 billion (2011 est.) Imports - commodities: machi nery and equipment, chemic als, petr oleum products, scientific instruments , foodstuffs Imports - partners: Chi na 14.9%, Germany 10.1%, US 7. 3%, Saudi Arabi a 7.2%, I ndi a 4.6%, Japan 4.5% (2012)

Exchange rates: rand (ZAR) per US doll ar 8.2031 ( 2012 est.) 7.2597 ( 2011 est.) 7.3212 ( 2010 est.) 8.42 (2009) 7.9576 ( 2008)