| Country (long form) |
Kingdom of Swaziland |
| Capital |
Mbabane;
note - Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital |
| Total Area |
6,703.89 sq mi
17,363.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than New Jersey) |
| Population |
1,083,289 (July 2000 est.)
note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
2,027,134 |
| Languages |
English (official, government business conducted in English), siSwati (official) |
| Literacy |
76.7% total, 78.0% male, 75.6% female (1995 est.) |
| Religions |
Christian 60%, indigenous beliefs 40% |
| Life Expectancy |
39.54 male, 41.37 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
monarchy |
| Currency |
1 lilangeni (E) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
$4,200 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
mining (coal and asbestos), wood pulp, sugar, soft drink concentrates |
| Agriculture |
sugarcane, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, citrus, pineapples, sorghum, peanuts; cattle, goats, sheep |
| Arable Land |
11% |
| Natural Resources |
asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc |
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