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SWAZILAND

SWAZILAND Country correspondent: (1) BASIC FACTS Independence: 6 September 1968, former British protectorate Leader: King Mswati III, born 1968. Proclaimed 1983 and Inaugurated April 1986 Capital Mbabane Other major city: Manzini (international airport) Area: 17 365 km2 Population: 981 000 (1997) Population growth: 3,3% Urbanisation: 28% (1995) Languages: English and Swazi (both official) HDl rank: 113 (1999) Life expectancy at birth: 47 years (1999) Adult literacy rate: 79% (1999) Gross enrolment ratio (all educational le vels): 72% ( 1999) GNP: $1.4 bn (1998) GNPlcapita: $1 400 (1998) GDP (average annualgrowth rate): 2,3% (1980-93) Foreign debt: $232 mn (1995); as % of GNP: 22% Development, aid: $54 mn (1995); as % of GNP: 69% Currency: Emalangeni (E) Comments: A small, landlocked country with a viable economy that has shown comparatively high growth rates. Sugar cane production is the mainstay of the economy. The country has large coal reserves and produces asbestos. Tourism in Swaziland is an important industry. The economy is nevertheless heavily dependent on that of neighbouring South Africa and income earned from the country's membership of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Swaziland is one of only three monarchies in Africa and is ruled by a king wielding http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Human Rights Law in Africa Online Brill

SWAZILAND

Gumedze, Sabelo
Human Rights Law in Africa Online , Volume 2 (1): 9 – Jan 1, 2004
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Country correspondent: (1) BASIC FACTS Independence: 6 September 1968, former British protectorate Leader: King Mswati III, born 1968. Proclaimed 1983 and Inaugurated April 1986 Capital Mbabane Other major city: Manzini (international airport) Area: 17 365 km2 Population: 981 000 (1997) Population growth: 3,3% Urbanisation: 28% (1995) Languages: English and Swazi (both official) HDl rank: 113 (1999) Life expectancy at birth: 47 years (1999) Adult literacy rate: 79% (1999) Gross enrolment ratio (all educational le vels): 72% ( 1999) GNP: $1.4 bn (1998) GNPlcapita: $1 400 (1998) GDP (average annualgrowth rate): 2,3% (1980-93) Foreign debt: $232 mn (1995); as % of GNP: 22% Development, aid: $54 mn (1995); as % of GNP: 69% Currency: Emalangeni (E) Comments: A small, landlocked country with a viable economy that has shown comparatively high growth rates. Sugar cane production is the mainstay of the economy. The country has large coal reserves and produces asbestos. Tourism in Swaziland is an important industry. The economy is nevertheless heavily dependent on that of neighbouring South Africa and income earned from the country's membership of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Swaziland is one of only three monarchies in Africa and is ruled by a king wielding

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