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COUNTRY FACTS: SWAZILAND
Name(official): Kingdom of Swaziland
Name(short): Swaziland
Capital City: Mbabane (Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital)
Location: Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa.
Coordinate: 26 30 S, 31 30 E
Independence: (From Britain) September 6th; 1968.
President: King MSATI III (King and head of state),
Absolom Themba DLAMINI (Prime Minister).
Type of Government: Monarchy
Total Area: 17 363sq.km.
Population: 1 136 334
People: African 97%, European 3%.
Religion: Zionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish and other 30%.
Languages: English (official, government business conducted in English), siSwati (official)
Literacy: 81.6%total, 82.6%male,80.8%female (2003 est.)
Currency: lilangeni (SZL)
GDP(per capita): $5 000 (2005 est.)
Arable Land: 10.25% (2005 est.)
Agriculture: Sugarcane, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, citrus, pineapples, sorghum,peanut, cattle, goats, sheep.
Natural resources: asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc
Embassy in Japan:
General Info:
International Phone Code: +268

ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT

MAJOR CITIES

Manzini, Mbabane, Lobamba, Siteki, Mhulume, Big Bend, Lavumisa, Mankayane, Hlatikulu, Ngwenya

NEWS

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

4 districts: Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni.

GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

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