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Swaziland

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 Location: Southern Africa
Bordering countries: Mozambique and South Africa
Area: 17,366 sq. km
Population statistics (based on United Nations sources):
  • Total: 980,000 (1999)
  • Growth rate: 3.0
  • Ratio of males per 100 females: 92.0
  • Age structure (1995 figures)
    • Percentage aged 0-4 : 16.4
    • Percentage aged 5-14 : 26.6
    • Percentage aged 15-24 : 21.7
    • Percentage aged 25-60 : 28.4
    • Percentage aged 60-over : 6.9
  • Population density: 34 per sq. km

Literacy rate: 78.3% (1998)
GNP in US$ billions: 1.4 (1998)
GNP per capita in US$: 1,400 (1998)
Human Development Index value: 0.655 (1998)
Human Development Index rank: 112 of 174 countries
Gender-related Development Index value: 0.646 (1998)
Gender-related Development Index rank: 93 of 174 countries

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Swaziland,  a landlocked country between South Africa and Mozambique, is one of the smallest countries in mainland Africa. A former British protectorate, Swaziland gained its independence in September 1968. The country is one of the three remaining monarchies in Africa, with the Swazi King wielding executive power.

Swaziland has good agricultural and forestry resources, irrigation potential and minerals, such as coal, asbestos and diamonds. Sugar cane is the main export and it absorbs a vast majority of the manpower. Swaziland has the largest man-made forest covering 7% of the total area, which is also an important export product. Most of the export commodities, mainly manufacturing products are sold to the South African market. The country's economy is highly dependent on that of South Africa's, with tourism playing a major role in the economy.

Swaziland's telephone network has a capacity of over 38,000 lines. In 1998, the total number of connected lines account for 29,000 with a telephone density of 3.11 lines per hundred population. The Swaziland Posts and Telecommunications Corporation (SPTC) is the responsible body for the operation, maintenance and development of postal and telecommunications services nationally.

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