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 | SWAZILANDgeneral data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Swaziland, weSwatini |
| country code ISO: SZ //; - FIPS: WZ |
| location: Southern Africa |
| time zone: +2 UT |
| surface (land) area: 17360 sq.km = 6703 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 26° S / South: 28° S / East: 32° E / West: 30° E |
| borders (land): Mozambique, South Africa |
| borders (coastline): none |
| climate: temperate |
| Government |
| independent since: 1968-09-06 |
| type of government: constitutional monarchy |
| capital: Mbabane |
| administrative division: district (4) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses: 1986: 681,059 /-; 1997: 965,859 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 1083,289 /-; 2001: 1104,343 |
| population density: 63 per sq.km = 164 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 3% //; - doubling time: 22 years |
| birth rate: 40 - 43 per 1000 |
| death rate: 11 - 22 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 6 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 91 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 38 - 57 years (male: 38 - 53; female: 39 - 61) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 47% //; - 15-59 years: 48% //; - 60+ years: 5% |
| urbanisation: 26 - 34% //; - urbanisation growth: % |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Swazi 84,3%; Zulu 9,9%; Tsonga 2,5%; Indian 0,8%; Pakistani 0,8%; Portuguese 0,5% |
| languages: English, siSwati (both official) |
| religious affiliation: Protestant 37%; African indigenous 29%; Roman Catholic 11%; traditional beliefs 21% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2503 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 43% |
| people per physician: 6663 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 60% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 20% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 4% |
| adult literacy: 77% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: lilangeni = 100 cents |
| annual inflation rate: 13% |
| population below poverty line: 40% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 1160 per capita |
| GNI USD 1390 per capita //; - [ppp: 4600] |
| GDP growth: 0,2% |
| income: USD 1060 per capita |
| import: USD 963 per capita //; - export: USD 752 per capita |
| trade: USD 1300 per capita //; - or 131% of GDP |
| trade partners: ZA |
| human development index: 0,583 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 113 |
| female labour force: 38% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 0,3 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 12% //; - grass land: 69% //; - wooded area: 6% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 74% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 23% |
| agricultural products: sugarcane, maize, grapefruit & pomelo, lint cotton, roots & tubers, rice, pineappels, tobacco, peanuts |
| livestock (1000s): cattle: 607-658 / goats: 422-440 / pigs: 32 / poultry: 990-3000 / sheep: 27 |
| fish catch: metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 9% //; - part of industry in GDP: 40% |
| industrial products: food processing, paper & paper products, textiles, wood products, pulp |
| mining products: asbestos, diamonds, coal, gold, cassiterite, iron, beryl |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,4 |
| services: labour force: 17% //; - part of services in GDP: 37% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 264 |
| electricity use (per capita): |
| annual water use (per capita): 423 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 2779, or 3825 km //; - of which paved: 28% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 32 per 1000 |
| railways: 301, or 370 km //; - railways passenger/km: 1210 |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 21 - 31 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 129 - 550 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 96 - 107 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 14 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 14900 |
| personal computers: 0,3 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Emlembe 1862 m |
| lowest point: ca 170 m, on the Eastern border where the Lusutfu river leaves the country |
| lakes (natural): none, or unknown |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): Jozini, Mnjoli |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: Komati, Mbuluzi, Lusutfu, Nggwavuma |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: none |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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