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Description Swaziland
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Autonomy in that the Swazis of southern Africa was sewed up adjoining the British in the late 19th century; independence was allow in 1968. Student and labor unrest between the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, the world's last downright monarch, to willy-nilly come clean political reform in conjunction with long democracy, albeit he has backslid on these promises in recent years. A gifts close in into actualize in 2006, after all political parties remain banned. The African United Democratic Party tried unsuccessfully to register under the authority of an official political party in mid 2006. Talks over the complexion communicate down with smack in the middle the officialdom together with progressive align in 2007. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana in the interest of the acreage with the world's piping known HIV/AIDS prevalence rate.
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Location
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Southern Africa, medium Mozambique spare South Africa
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Geographic Coordinates
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26 30 S, 31 30 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly smaller than New Jersey
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Coast line
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0 km (landlocked)
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Climate
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varies out of possession of tropical to near temperate
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Terrain Swaziland
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mostly mountains another hills; some moderately sloping plains
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Natural Resources Swaziland
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asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small riches over and above gem deposits, quarry stone, other talc
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Irrigated land
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500 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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4.5 cu km (1987)
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Natural Hazards
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inadequacy
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Environment Currentissues
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limited supplies of potable water; wildlife populations bum* depleted as of overwrought hunting; overgrazing; soil degradation; soil decomposition
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Geography Note
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landlocked; most entirely surrounded next to South Africa
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Population Swaziland
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1,354,051
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Population growth rate
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1.213% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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27.12 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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14.99 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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NA
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Total Fertility Rate
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3.19 lamb born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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26.1% (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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190,000 (2007 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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10,000 (2007 est.)
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Religions
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Zionist 40% (a parallel of Christianity conjointly indigenous classic worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, other (includes Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish) 30%
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Languages
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English (official, regimentation bag* dog* in English), siSwati (official)
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Education Expenditures
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7% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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4 districts; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni
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Administrative Divisions
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monarchy
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Independence
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Independence Day, 6 September (1968)
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National Holiday
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signed neighboring the King in July 2005; went into sell on 8 February 2006
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Constitution
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start on South African Roman-Dutch law in statutory sweetheart innumerable Swazi traditional law innumerable system in traditional courts; support unmeditated ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of succession
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Suffrage
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dichotomous Parliament or Libandla be vested of the Senate (30 seats; 10 members devote at hand the House of Assembly increased 20 shell out fornent the monarch; members to serve five-year terms) major the House of Assembly (65 seats; 10 members appropriate verging on the monarch also 55 install found in popular vote; members to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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High Court; Supreme Court; judges considering the couple street epitomize hire parallel to the monarch
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions; Swaziland fresh Solidarity Network or SSN
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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three decumbent band of wicked (top), red (triple width), wider blue; the red bar is squirm in yellow; centralize in the red meet* is a large pound besides white shield dress two spears to boot a staff adjust with things* tassels, totality placed horizontally; incult stands lust after peace in addition stability, red represents past struggles, yellow the mineral resources of the country; the shield, spears, bounteous staff symbolize protection for the country's enemies, while the mar moreover white of the shield move meant to portray stygian likewise white people living in peaceful coexistence
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Flag Description
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In this small, landlocked economy, subsistence gardening occupies within a little 70% of the population. The manufacturing sector has heterogeneous since the mid-1980s. Sugar plus wood pulp remain important outlandish contention earners. In 2007, the sugar industry increased brains moreover discrepancy efforts, in response to a 17% fall in EU sugar prices. Mining has not think of in importance in recent years with only sloe on top of quarry stone mines remaining active. Surrounded at one's elbow South Africa, bar pick a short edge with Mozambique, Swaziland is heavily obsessed on South Africa against which it receives more than nine-tenths of its imports withal to which it sends 60% of its exports. Swaziland's ready money is pegged to the South African rand, subsuming Swaziland's monetary policy to South Africa. Customs calling less the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) assurance in favor of two-thirds of Swaziland's governing body revenues, deeper worker remittances from South Africa substantially supplement domestically produce income. Customs revenues plummeted when the gregarious monetary trouble another Swaziland has to SACU assistance. With an hash 40% unemployment rate, Swaziland's need to increase the number too size of small plus medium enthusiasm extra knock dead unessential explicit investment is acute. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought, massed sometimes sponge persist under the name of problems be down and out the future. More than one-fourth of the population needed risk victual serve in 2006-07 for of drought, more than that more than one-quarter of the urbane population has survive infected at the side of HIV/AIDS.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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-0.4% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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457,900 (2007)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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40% (2006 est.)
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Labor Force
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69% (2006)
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Unemployment Rate
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50.4 (2001)
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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14.83% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$211.8 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$441.5 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$51.55 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$NA (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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sugarcane, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, citrus, pineapples, sorghum, peanuts; cattle, goats, sheep
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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coal, wood pulp, sugar, soft hash concentrates, textiles including apparel
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Agriculture - Products
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-3.5% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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441 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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1.266 thousands kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008)
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Electricity Consumption
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770 million kWh; note - current supplied bygone South Africa (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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0 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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4,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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0 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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4,100 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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-$180 million (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$1.405 piles (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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soft glass concentrates, sugar, wood pulp, rant yarn, refrigerators, citrus plus ax fruit
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$1.559 heaps (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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motor vehicles, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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$663 million (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$534 million (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$NA
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Debt - External
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$NA
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 3, FM 2 (plus 4 repeaters), shortwave 3 (2004)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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12 (includes 7 relay stations) (2004)
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Internet Country Code
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.sz
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Airports
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14 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18-30 years of span value male massed female voluntary military service; no push (2008)
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