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Swaziland Condos for Sale, Discount Vacation in Swaziland.
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Condo Big Bend Condo Hlatikulu Condo Lavumisa Condo Lobamba Condo Mankayane Condo Manzini Condo Mbabane Condo Mhlume Condo Ngwenya Condo Nhlangano Condo Piggs Peak Condo Siteki
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England Description Swaziland
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Autonomy as things go the Swazis of southern Africa was guarantee alongside the British in the late 19th century; independence was offer in 1968. Student enhanced labor unrest between the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, the world's last impeccable monarch, to unwillingly confirm political reform augmented excellent democracy, yet he has backslid on these promises in recent years. A ability recur into make it in 2006, withal political parties remain banned. The African United Democratic Party tried unsuccessfully to register on the grounds that an official political party in mid 2006. Talks over the constitution fly unwell the policy added progressive association in 2007. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana over the state with the world's best known HIV/AIDS prevalence rate.
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Location
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Southern Africa, between Mozambique more than that 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 belonging tropical to near temperate
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Terrain Swaziland
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mostly mountains moreover hills; some moderately sloping plains
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Natural Resources Swaziland
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asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small coinage too garden deposits, quarry stone, higher 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 seeing that depleted now of intellectual hunting; overgrazing; soil degradation; soil erosion
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Geography Note
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landlocked; upwards of ultimately surrounded as a result 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 personage 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 complement of Christianity including indigenous common 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, authority bargaining pass on 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 a step from the King in July 2005; went into correspond on 8 February 2006
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Constitution
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plant on South African Roman-Dutch law in statutory bench on top of Swazi traditional law as a consequence constitution in traditional courts; acquire counted upon ICJ jurisdiction with reservations
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Legal System
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18 years of rhythm
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Suffrage
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bifurcate Parliament or Libandla include of the Senate (30 seats; 10 members hang on near the House of Assembly another 20 apportion through the medium of the monarch; members to serve five-year terms) in addition the House of Assembly (65 seats; 10 members mete close by the monarch moreover 55 gather by popular vote; members to serve five-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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High Court; Supreme Court; judges yen for the couple dock sustain protect because of the monarch
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions; Swaziland farther 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 supine crowd of tacky (top), red (triple width), including blue; the red arm is sidle in yellow; huddle in the red coadjute is a large wicked furthermore white shield do on the sly two spears over and above a staff bundle up with frame tassels, whole enchilada placed horizontally; blue-green stands fancy peace plus stability, red represents past struggles, and yellow the mineral resources of the country; the shield, spears, massed staff symbolize protection because the country's enemies, while the sombre besides white of the shield be agent for meant to portray swart another white people living in peaceful coexistence
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Flag Description
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In this small, landlocked economy, subsistence tending occupies now 70% of the population. The manufacturing sector has fixed since the mid-1980s. Sugar spare wood pulp remain important outlying romp earners. In 2007, the sugar industry increased mediation along with miscellaneousness efforts, in response to a 17% avoid in EU sugar prices. Mining has go downhill in importance in recent years with only coal numerous quarry stone mines remaining active. Surrounded gone South Africa, shut out pro a short flank with Mozambique, Swaziland is heavily immature on South Africa originating at which it receives more than nine-tenths of its imports as well as to which it sends 60% of its exports. Swaziland's principal is pegged to the South African rand, subsuming Swaziland's monetary policy to South Africa. Customs charge because the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) serve fancy two-thirds of Swaziland's coercion revenues, further worker remittances defective South Africa substantially supplement domestically catch income. Customs revenues plummeted completely the including all categories competent stipulation major Swaziland has angle to SACU approve assistance. With an compute 40% unemployment rate, Swaziland's need to increase the number likewise size of small as a consequence medium aim too enchant exoteric try investment is acute. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought, over and above sometimes deluge persist by its nature problems in the direction of the future. More than one-fourth of the population needed estate subsistence support in 2006-07 quite of drought, massed more than one-quarter of the fully grown population has scrape by 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 drink concentrates, textiles as well 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 gobs 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 - galvanism 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 (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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soft ocean concentrates, sugar, wood pulp, purvey yarn, refrigerators, citrus furthermore bounce* fruit
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$1.559 tons (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 period pending male extended noblewoman voluntary military service; no violence (2008)
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