UGANDA
GENERAL STATISTICS

Population:
22,804,973 (January 2000 est.) 
Ethnic groups:
Baganda 17%, Karamojong 12%, Basogo 8%, Iteso 8%, Langi 6%, Rwanda 6%, Bagisu 5%, Acholi 4%, Lugbara 4%, Bunyoro 3%, Batobo 3%, non-African (European, Asian, Arab) 1%, other 23% 
Religions:
Roman Catholic 33%, Protestant 33%, Muslim 16%, indigenous beliefs 18% 
Languages:
English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications and may be taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Arabic 

ROMAN CATHOLIC WORKFORCE

Bishops: 25
Diocesan Priests: 1,111
Religious Priests: 335
Professed Religious men (not Priests): 457
Professed Religious women: 2,796
Members of Secular Institute (Men): -
Members of Secular Institute (Women): -
Lay Missionaries: 38
Catechists: 11,078

(As at 31 December, 1997)