Swaziland

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Capital: Lobamba (royal/legislative,) Mbabane (administrative) Government: Unitary Parliamentary Absolute Diarchy Current King: Mswati III Economy: Surrounded by South Africa, except for a short border with Mozambique, Swaziland depends heavily on South Africa from which it receives more than 90% of its imports and to which it sends 60% of its exports. The government is heavily dependent on customs duties from the Souther African Customs Union (SACU), and worker remittances from South Africa supplement domestically earned income. Subsistence agriculture employs approximately 70% of the population. Population: 1,420,000 Land Size: 17,364 sq km (6,704 sq miles) Major Ethic Groups: Swazi: 97% European: 3%

Religions: Zionist (a blend of Christianity and African Traditional Religions): 40% Roman Catholic: 20% Muslim: 10% Other (includes Anglican, Baha’i, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish): 30% Language(s): English (official, used for government business) siSwati (official) Links: CIA World Fact Book: Swaziland U.S. Department of State: Swaziland BBC News: Swaziland Swazi Observer The Times of Swaziland

RECENT NEWS

• Thu - Sep 21, 2017: Swazi Textile Workers Exploited - AllAfrica News: Swaziland
  [Swazi Media] A trade union drive is underway in Swaziland to recruit workers in the kingdom's notorious textile industry.
• Wed - Sep 20, 2017: Poverty Forces Girls Into Sex Work - AllAfrica News: Swaziland
  [Swazi Media] Poverty is forcing girls in Swaziland to drop out of school and become sex workers, according to a media report.
• Tue - Sep 19, 2017: Harambee Starlets Beat Swaziland - AllAfrica News: Swaziland
  [Nation] Harambee Starlets on Monday beat Swaziland 1-0 in their final preliminary match on the ongoing Cosafa Women's Championship match at the 10,000-seater Luveve Stadium in Bulawayo.
• Tue - Sep 19, 2017: Starlets Beat Swazis to Book Zimbabwe in Cosafa Semi - AllAfrica News: Swaziland
  [Capital FM] Nairobi -Mercy Achieng's sublime 89th minute goal handed Kenya's Harambee Starlets a 1-0 win over Swaziland to book a date with hosts Zimbabwe in the semi-final of the COSAFA Women's Championship on Thursday.
• Thu - Sep 14, 2017: School Children 'Face Starvation' - Report - AllAfrica News: Swaziland
  [Swazi Media] Children in Swaziland must 'brace themselves for starvation', according to a head teacher as once again the government has failed to deliver food to schools.