OFFICIAL NAME: Umbuso weSwatini
CAPITAL CITY: Mbabane
POPULATION: 1,420,000 (Source: COUNTRYaah)
AREA: 17,400 km²
OFFICIAL/OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: English, siswati, Zulu, others
RELIGION: Christians 67%, others (especially peoples religions) 33%
CURRENCY: Lilangeni
CURRENCY CODE: SZL
ENGLISH NAME: Swaziland
INDEPENDENCE: 1968
POPULATION COMPOSITION: swazi 84%, zulu 10%, tsonga 3%, other 3%
GDP PER CAPITA INH.: $ 3248 (2015)
LIFE EXPECTANCY: men 51 years, women 50 years (2007)
LIVING CONDITIONS INDEX, HDI: 0530
LIVING CONDITIONS INDEX, POSITION: 148
INTERNET DOMAIN NAME: .sz
Swaziland is a small kingdom in southern Africa, inland state between South Africa and Mozambique and British colony 1906-68. The country’s economy is dependent on migrant workers in South Africa and characterized by foreign agro-business companies. Since the 1990’s, there have been increasing demands for democratic reform, which has, however, been rejected by the powerful king and his advisers. Check youremailverifier for Swaziland social condition facts.
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