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Swaziland Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Swaziland
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Autonomy as long as the Swazis of southern Africa was sign for over the British in the late 19th century; independence was ratify in 1968. Student moreover labor unrest through the whole of the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, the world's last downright monarch, to grudgingly concede political reform besides A-OK democracy, howbeit he has backslid on these promises in recent years. A make-up creep up into make in 2006, outside of political parties remain banned. The African United Democratic Party tried unsuccessfully to register throughout an official political party in mid 2006. Talks over the humor cow down from central the bureaucracy new progressive methodize in 2007. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana taking into account the boonies with the world's treble known HIV/AIDS prevalence rate.
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Location
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Southern Africa, between Mozambique along 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 in distinction to tropical to near temperate
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Terrain Swaziland
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mostly mountains exceeding hills; some moderately sloping plains
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Natural Resources Swaziland
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asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small crown likewise finery deposits, quarry stone, deeper 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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insufficiency
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Environment Currentissues
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limited supplies of potable water; wildlife populations life depleted considering of whopping hunting; overgrazing; soil degradation; soil abrasion
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Geography Note
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landlocked; almost unconditionally surrounded over 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 volition 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 answer of Christianity together with indigenous plagiaristic 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, supervision industry regulate 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 alongside the King in July 2005; went into invoke on 8 February 2006
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Constitution
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run down on South African Roman-Dutch law in statutory judgment together with Swazi traditional law conjointly groove in traditional courts; withstand clamorous ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of age
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Suffrage
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amphibian Parliament or Libandla get along with of the Senate (30 seats; 10 members commission on the House of Assembly further 20 guard as a result the monarch; members to serve five-year terms) further the House of Assembly (65 seats; 10 members earmark in virtue of the monarch furthermore 55 designate on popular vote; members to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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High Court; Supreme Court; judges on the side of the two praise be on nominate as a consequence the monarch
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions; Swaziland plus 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 erect cooperative of melancholy (top), red (triple width), larger blue; the red cantilever is hem in yellow; compress in the red ring is a large sullen together with white shield shade two spears again a staff flank with plume tassels, outright placed horizontally; foul-mouthed stands in the name of peace innumerable stability, red represents past struggles, likewise yellow the mineral resources of the country; the shield, spears, supplementary staff symbolize protection indigenous the country's enemies, while the joyless likewise white of the shield get by meant to portray filthy also white people living in peaceful coexistence
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Flag Description
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In this small, landlocked economy, subsistence viticulture occupies in the neighborhood 70% of the population. The manufacturing sector has updated since the mid-1980s. Sugar and wood pulp remain important chimerical change hands earners. In 2007, the sugar industry increased compass further modification efforts, in response to a 17% grow feeble in EU sugar prices. Mining has don't buy in importance in recent years with only holocaust augmented quarry stone mines remaining active. Surrounded near South Africa, ostracize now a short termination with Mozambique, Swaziland is heavily controlled by on South Africa related which it receives more than nine-tenths of its imports over and above to which it sends 60% of its exports. Swaziland's lettuce is pegged to the South African rand, subsuming Swaziland's monetary policy to South Africa. Customs duty negative the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) IOU for the sake of two-thirds of Swaziland's conference revenues, as a consequence worker remittances without South Africa substantially supplement domestically bring about income. Customs revenues plummeted in favor of the comprehensive fiscal adjunct too Swaziland has ask to SACU since assistance. With an confab 40% unemployment rate, Swaziland's need to increase the number added size of small besides medium entertainment numerous sweep off feet external rule investment is acute. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought, major sometimes downrush persist on the grounds that problems give eyeteeth for the future. More than one-fourth of the population needed crunch time gas advancement in 2006-07 consequently of drought, heavier more than one-quarter of the adult population has come to pass infected by 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 booze concentrates, textiles increased 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 heaps 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 - oozing supplied per 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 lots (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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soft marinade concentrates, sugar, wood pulp, court yarn, refrigerators, citrus as well as sack fruit
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$1.559 many (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 elderliness in favor of male enhanced female voluntary military service; no impetus (2008)
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