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Kingdom of Swaziland
Ruler: King Mswati III (1986)
Prime Minister: Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (1996)
Area: 6,704 sq mi (17,363 sq km
)Note: We give
the information above in the Christian Personals Primer
so that you will have a little background on the country before
you contact a perspective mate, just in case you don't know the
basics. Perhaps this info will give you something to talk about
Population (2004 est.): 1,169,241 (growth rate: 0.5%);
birth rate: 28.6/1000; infant mortality rate: 68.4/1000; life
expectancy: 37.5; density per sq mi: 174
Capital (2003 est.): Mbabane 69,000
Largest city: Manzini, 75,000
Monetary unit: Lilangeni
Languages: English, siSwati (both official)
Ethnicity/race: African 97%, European 3%
Religions: Zionist (a blend of Christianity
and indigenous ancestral worship) 40%; Roman Catholic 20%;
Muslim 10%; Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish, and
other 30%
Literacy rate: 82% (2003 est.)
EU, Mozambique, U.S., UK, Japan, Singapore.
Member of Commonwealth of Nations
Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 38,500
(2001); mobile cellular: 45,000 (2001). Radio broadcast
stations: AM 3, FM 2 plus 4 repeaters, shortwave 3 (2001). Radios:
170,000 (1999). Television broadcast stations: 5 plus 7
relay stations (2001). Televisions: 23,000 (2000). Internet
Service Providers (ISPs): 5 (2002). Internet users:
7,000 (2002). |