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 Swaziland (2001)Dhekelia (2007)
 SwazilandDhekelia
Administrative divisions 4 districts; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni -
Age structure 0-14 years:
45.53% (male 250,327; female 252,479)

15-64 years:
51.88% (male 276,186; female 296,728)

65 years and over:
2.59% (male 11,687; female 16,936) (2001 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products sugarcane, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, citrus, pineapples, sorghum, peanuts; cattle, goats, sheep -
Airports 18 (2000 est.) -
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

2,438 to 3,047 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 -
Airports - with unpaved runways total:
17

914 to 1,523 m:
7

under 914 m:
10 (2000 est.)		 -
Area total:
17,363 sq km

land:
17,203 sq km

water:
160 sq km		 total: 130.8 sq km


note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves
Area - comparative slightly smaller than New Jersey about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC
Background Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s have pressured the monarchy (one of the oldest on the continent) to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy. By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area.
Birth rate 40.12 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Budget revenues:
$400 million

expenditures:
$450 million, including capital expenditures of $115 million (FY96/97)		 -
Capital Mbabane; note - Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital name: Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri


geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E


time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate varies from tropical to near temperate temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Coastline 0 km (landlocked) 27.5 km
Constitution none; constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended 12 April 1973; a new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but was not formally presented to the people; since then a few more outlines for a constitution have been compiled under the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC), but so far none have been accepted Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960
Country name conventional long form:
Kingdom of Swaziland

conventional short form:
Swaziland		 conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Dhekelia
Currency lilangeni (SZL) -
Death rate 21.84 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Debt - external $281 million (2000 est.) -
Dependency status - overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
Diplomatic representation from the US chief of mission:
Ambassador Gregory L. JOHNSON

embassy:
Central Bank Building, Warner Street, Mbabane

mailing address:
P. O. Box 199, Mbabane

telephone:
[268] 404-6441 through 404-6445

FAX:
[268] 404-5959		 none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US chief of mission:
Ambassador Mary Madzandza KANYA

chancery:
3400 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008

telephone:
[1] (202) 362-6683

FAX:
[1] (202) 244-8059		 none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international Swaziland has asked South Africa to open negotiations on reincorporating some nearby South African territories that are populated by ethnic Swazis or that were long ago part of the Swazi Kingdom -
Economic aid - recipient $55 million (1995) -
Economy - overview In this small landlocked economy, subsistence agriculture occupies more than 60% of the population. Manufacturing features a number of agroprocessing factories. Mining has declined in importance in recent years: diamond mines have shut down because of the depletion of easily accessible reserves; high-grade iron ore deposits were depleted by 1978; and health concerns have cut world demand for asbestos. Exports of soft drink concentrate, sugar, and wood pulp are the main earners of hard currency. Surrounded by South Africa, except for a short border with Mozambique, Swaziland is heavily dependent on South Africa from which it receives four-fifths of its imports and to which it sends two-thirds of its exports. Remittances from the Southern African Customs Union and Swazi workers in South African mines substantially supplement domestically earned income. The government is trying to improve the atmosphere for foreign investment. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought, and sometimes floods persist as problems for the future. Prospects for 2001 are strengthened by government millennium projects for a new convention center, additional hotels, an amusement park, a new airport, and stepped-up roadbuilding and factory construction plans. Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Electricity - consumption 198 million kWh (1999) -
Electricity - exports 852 million kWh (1999) -
Electricity - imports 701 million kWh

note:
supplied by South Africa (1999)		 -
Electricity - production 375 million kWh (1999) -
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
53.33%

hydro:
46.67%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)		 -
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Great Usutu River 21 m

highest point:
Emlembe 1,862 m		 -
Environment - current issues limited supplies of potable water; wildlife populations being depleted because of excessive hunting; overgrazing; soil degradation; soil erosion netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn
Environment - international agreements party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection

signed, but not ratified:
Desertification, Law of the Sea		 -
Ethnic groups African 97%, European 3% -
Exchange rates emalangeni per US dollar - 7.7803 (January 2001), 6.9056 (2000), 6.1087 (1999), 5.4807 (1998), 4.6032 (1997), 4.2706 (1996); note - the Swazi lilangeni is at par with the South African rand; emalangeni is the plural form of lilangeni Cypriot pounds per US dollar - 0.46019 (2006), 0.4641 (2005), 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003), 0.6107 (2002)
Executive branch chief of state:
King MSWATI III (since 25 April 1986)

head of government:
Prime Minister Sibusiso Barnabas DLAMINI (since 9 August 1996)

cabinet:
Cabinet recommended by the prime minister and confirmed by the monarch

elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch		 chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)


head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch
Exports $881 million (f.o.b., 2000) -
Exports - commodities soft drink concentrates, sugar, wood pulp, cotton yarn, refrigerators, citrus and canned fruit -
Exports - partners South Africa 65%, EU 12%, Mozambique 11%, US 5% (1998) -
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March -
Flag description three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue; the red band is edged in yellow; centered in the red band is a large black and white shield covering two spears and a staff decorated with feather tassels, all placed horizontally the flag of the UK is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $4.4 billion (2000 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
10%

industry:
46%

services:
44% (1998 est.)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $4,000 (2000 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate 2.4% (2000 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 26 30 S, 31 30 E 34 59 N, 33 45 E
Geography - note landlocked; almost completely surrounded by South Africa British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus
Highways total:
3,000 km

paved:
850 km

unpaved:
2,150 km (1997)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%		 -
Imports $928 million (f.o.b., 2000) -
Imports - commodities motor vehicles, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals -
Imports - partners South Africa 84%, EU 5%, Japan 2%, Singapore 2% (1998) -
Independence 6 September 1968 (from UK) -
Industrial production growth rate 3.7% (FY95/96) -
Industries mining (coal and asbestos), wood pulp, sugar, soft drink concentrates none
Infant mortality rate 109.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 6.4% (2000 est.) -
International organization participation ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 3 (2000) -
Irrigated land 670 sq km (1993 est.) -
Judicial branch High Court; Court of Appeal; judges for both courts are appointed by the monarch -
Labor force NA -
Labor force - by occupation private sector 70%, public sector 30% -
Land boundaries total:
535 km

border countries:
Mozambique 105 km, South Africa 430 km		 total: NA
Land use arable land:
11%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
62%

forests and woodland:
7%

other:
20% (1993 est.)		 -
Languages English (official, government business conducted in English), siSwati (official) English, Greek
Legal system based on South African Roman-Dutch law in statutory courts and Swazi traditional law and custom in traditional courts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters; laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus
Legislative branch bicameral Parliament or Libandla, an advisory body, consists of the Senate (30 seats - 10 appointed by the House of Assembly and 20 appointed by the monarch; members serve five-year terms) and the House of Assembly (65 seats - 10 appointed by the monarch and 55 elected by popular vote; members serve five-year terms)

elections:
House of Assembly - last held 16 and 24 October 1998 (next to be held NA 2003)

election results:
House of Assembly - balloting is done on a nonparty basis; candidates for election are nominated by the local council of each constituency and for each constituency the three candidates with the most votes in the first round of voting are narrowed to a single winner by a second round		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population:
38.62 years

male:
37.86 years

female:
39.4 years (2001 est.)		 -
Literacy definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
76.7%

male:
78%

female:
75.6% (1995 est.)		 -
Location Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta
Map references Africa Middle East
Maritime claims none (landlocked) -
Military - note - includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway
Military branches Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army), Royal Swaziland Police Force -
Military expenditures - dollar figure $19.198 million (FY00/01) -
Military expenditures - percent of GDP 4.75% (FY00/01) -
Military manpower - availability males age 15-49:
248,084 (2001 est.)		 -
Military manpower - fit for military service males age 15-49:
143,618 (2001 est.)		 -
National holiday Independence Day, 6 September (1968) -
Nationality noun:
Swazi(s)

adjective:
Swazi		 -
Natural hazards NA -
Natural resources asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc -
Net migration rate 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Political parties and leaders Imbokodvo National Movement or INM [leader NA]; Ngwane National Libertatory Congress or NNLC [Obed DLAMINI, president]; People's United Democratic Movement or PUDEMO [Mario MASUKU, president]; Swaziland National Front or SWANAFRO [Elmond SHONGWE, president]; Swaziland Progressive Party or SPP [J. J. NQUKU, president]; Swaziland United Front or SUF [Matsapa SHONGWE, leader]

note:
political parties are banned by the constitution promulgated on 13 October 1978; illegal parties are prohibited from holding large public gatherings; the organizations listed are political associations		 -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 1,104,343

note:
estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2001 est.)		 no indigenous personnel


note: approximately 2,200 resident military personnel; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both the bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base but do not live there
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 1.83% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors none -
Radio broadcast stations AM 7, FM 6 (2000) AM NA, FM 1 (located in Akrotiri), shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Radios 155,000 (1997) -
Railways total:
297 km; note - includes 71 km which are not in use

narrow gauge:
297 km 1.067-m gauge		 -
Religions Protestant 55%, Muslim 10%, Roman Catholic 5%, indigenous beliefs 30% -
Sex ratio at birth:
1.03 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
0.99 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
0.93 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.69 male(s)/female

total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2001 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age -
Telephone system general assessment:
not a modern system

domestic:
system consists of carrier-equipped, open-wire lines and low-capacity, microwave radio relay

international:
satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 33,500 (2000) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 30,000 (2000) -
Television broadcast stations 10 (2000) 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Terrain mostly mountains and hills; some moderately sloping plains -
Total fertility rate 5.82 children born/woman (2001 est.) -
Unemployment rate 22% (1995 est.) -
Waterways none -
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