Swaziland
- Official Name:
- Kingdom of Swaziland (Swaziland)
- Area:
- 17.363 Km 2
- Population (2007):
- 1.133.066 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km. None
- Capital:
- Mbabane
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- None
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: None
- Exclusive economic zone: None
- Continental shelf: None
- Political divisions:
- 4 districts; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni
- Language(s):
- English (official, government business conducted in English), siSwati (official)
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 6 September (1968)
- Nationality:
- Swazi(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 2.
- Member of:
- ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .sz
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Lilangeni (SZL) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD5.200 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 2.195.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 1,2% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 8,6%
- Industry: 49,7%
- Services: 41,7%
- Labor force:
- 300.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (1999):
-
- Agriculture ND
- Industry: ND
- Services ND
- Unemployment rate:
- 40% (2006 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 5,4% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 15,5% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD984.600.000
- Expenditures: USD1.019.000.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -23.130.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 2.201.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Soft drink concentrates, sugar, wood pulp, cotton yarn, refrigerators, citrus and canned fruit
- Exports - Partners:
- South Africa 59,7%, EU 8,8%, US 8,8%, Mozambique 6,2% (2004)
- Imports:
- USD 2.274.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Motor vehicles, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals
- Imports - partners:
- South Africa 95,6%, EU 0,9%, Japan 0,9%, Singapore 0,3% (2004)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 228.500.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 417.000.000 (2006)
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