Compare Swaziland (2002) - Holy See (Vatican City) (2008)

Compare Swaziland (2002) z Holy See (Vatican City) (2008)

	Swaziland (2002)	Holy See (Vatican City) (2008)

Administrative divisions	4 districts; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni	none
Age structure	0-14 years: 45.5% (male 254,573; female 256,677) 15-64 years: 51.9% (male 281,645; female 301,071) 65 years and over: 2.6% (male 12,027; female 17,612) (2002 est.)	-
Agriculture - products	sugarcane, cotton, corn, tobacco, rice, citrus, pineapples, sorghum, peanuts; cattle, goats, sheep	-
Airports	18 (2001)	-
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2002)	-
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 17 914 to 1,523 m: 7 under 914 m: 10 (2002)	-
Area	total: 17,363 sq km land: 17,203 sq km water: 160 sq km	total: 0.44 sq km land: 0.44 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly smaller than New Jersey	about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in 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.	Popes in their secular role ruled portions of the Italian peninsula for more than a thousand years until the mid 19th century, when many of the Papal States were seized by the newly united Kingdom of Italy. In 1870, the pope's holdings were further circumscribed when Rome itself was annexed. Disputes between a series of "prisoner" popes and Italy were resolved in 1929 by three Lateran Treaties, which established the independent state of Vatican City and granted Roman Catholicism special status in Italy. In 1984, a concordat between the Holy See and Italy modified certain of the earlier treaty provisions, including the primacy of Roman Catholicism as the Italian state religion. Present concerns of the Holy See include religious freedom, international development, the environment, the Middle East, China, the decline of religion in Europe, terrorism, interreligious dialogue and reconciliation, and the application of church doctrine in an era of rapid change and globalization. About 1 billion people worldwide profess the Catholic faith.
Birth rate	39.59 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)	-
Budget	revenues: $448 million expenditures: $506.9 million, including capital expenditures of $147 million (FY01/02 )	revenues: $310 million expenditures: $307 million (2006)
Capital	Mbabane; note - Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital	name: Vatican City geographic coordinates: 41 54 N, 12 27 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 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; mild, rainy winters (September to May) with hot, dry summers (May to September)
Coastline	0 km (landlocked)	0 km (landlocked)
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	new Fundamental Law promulgated by Pope JOHN PAUL II on 26 November 2000, effective 22 February 2001 (replaces the first Fundamental Law of 1929)
Country name	conventional long form: Kingdom of Swaziland conventional short form: Swaziland	conventional long form: The Holy See (State of the Vatican City) conventional short form: Holy See (Vatican City) local long form: Santa Sede (Stato della Citta del Vaticano) local short form: Santa Sede (Citta del Vaticano)
Currency	lilangeni (SZL)	-
Death rate	23.26 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)	-
Debt - external	$336 million (2001 est.)	-
Diplomatic representation from the US	chief of mission: Ambassador James D. McGEE 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	chief of mission: Ambassador Mary Ann GLENDON embassy: Villa Domiziana, Via delle Terme Deciane 26, 00153 Rome mailing address: PSC 59, Box 66, APO AE 09624 telephone: [39] (06) 4674-3428 FAX: [39] (06) 575-8346
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	chief of mission: Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Pietro SAMBI chancery: 3339 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 333-7121 FAX: [1] (202) 337-4036
Disputes - international	Swaziland continues to press South Africa into ceding ethnic Swazi lands in Kangwane region of KwaZulu-Natal province that were long ago part of the Swazi Kingdom	none
Economic aid - recipient	$104 million (2001)	-
Economy - overview	In this small landlocked economy, subsistence agriculture occupies more than 80% 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 nine-tenths of its imports and to which it sends more than 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 2002 are strengthened by the country's status as a beneficiary of the US African Growth and Opportunity Act initiative.	This unique, noncommercial economy is supported financially by an annual contribution (known as Peter's Pence) from Roman Catholic dioceses throughout the world; by the sale of postage stamps, coins, medals, and tourist mementos; by fees for admission to museums; and by the sale of publications. Investments and real estate income also account for a sizable portion of revenue. The incomes and living standards of lay workers are comparable to those of counterparts who work in the city of Rome.
Electricity - consumption	900.66 million kWh (2000)	NA kWh
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - imports	564 million kWh note: supplied by South Africa (2000)	NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by Italy
Electricity - production	362 million kWh (2000)	NA kWh
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 56% hydro: 44% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Great Usutu River 21 m highest point: Emlembe 1,862 m	lowest point: unnamed location 19 m highest point: unnamed location 75 m
Environment - current issues	limited supplies of potable water; wildlife populations being depleted because of excessive hunting; overgrazing; soil degradation; soil erosion	NA
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	party to: Climate Change signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution, Environmental Modification
Ethnic groups	African 97%, European 3%	Italians, Swiss, other
Exchange rates	emalangeni per US dollar - 11.5808 (January 2002), 8.4933 (2001), 6.9056 (2000), 6.1087 (1999), 5.4807 (1998), 4.6032 (1997); note - the Swazi lilangeni is at par with the South African rand; emalangeni is the plural form of lilangeni	euros per US dollar - 0.7345 (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003)
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: Pope BENEDICT XVI (since 19 April 2005) head of government: Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio BERTONE (since 15 September 2006) cabinet: Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City appointed by the pope elections: pope elected for life by the College of Cardinals; election last held 19 April 2005 (next to be held after the death of the current pope); secretary of state appointed by the pope election results: Joseph RATZINGER elected Pope BENEDICT XVI
Exports	$702 million f.o.b. (2001)	-
Exports - commodities	soft drink concentrates, sugar, wood pulp, cotton yarn, refrigerators, citrus and canned fruit	-
Exports - partners	South Africa 72%, EU 12%, UK 6%, Mozambique 4%, US 4% (1999)	-
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	calendar year
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	two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side) and white with the arms of the Holy See, consisting of the crossed keys of Saint Peter surmounted by the three-tiered papal tiara, centered in the white band
GDP	purchasing power parity - $4.6 billion (2001 est.)	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 10% industry: 43% services: 47% (1999 est.)	-
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $4,200 (2001 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	2.5% (2001 est.)	-
Geographic coordinates	26 30 S, 31 30 E	41 54 N, 12 27 E
Geography - note	landlocked; almost completely surrounded by South Africa	landlocked; enclave in Rome, Italy; world's smallest state; beyond the territorial boundary of Vatican City, the Lateran Treaty of 1929 grants the Holy See extraterritorial authority over 23 sites in Rome and five outside of Rome, including the Pontifical Palace at Castel Gandolfo (the Pope's summer residence)
Highways	total: 3,800 km paved: 1,064 km unpaved: 2,736 km (2002)	-
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	-
Imports	$850 million f.o.b. (2001)	NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by Italy
Imports - commodities	motor vehicles, machinery, transport equipment, foodstuffs, petroleum products, chemicals	-
Imports - partners	South Africa 89%, EU 5%, Japan 2%, Singapore 2% (2000)	-
Independence	6 September 1968 (from UK)	11 February 1929 (from Italy); note - the three treaties signed with Italy on 11 February 1929 acknowledged, among other things, the full sovereignty of the Vatican and established its territorial extent; however, the origin of the Papal States, which over the years have varied considerably in extent, may be traced back to the 8th century
Industrial production growth rate	3.7% (FY95/96)	-
Industries	mining (coal), wood pulp, sugar, soft drink concentrates, textile and apparel	printing; production of coins, medals, postage stamps; a small amount of mosaics and staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities
Infant mortality rate	109.43 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)	-
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	7.5% (2001 est.)	-
International organization participation	ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAU, OPCW, PCA, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO	CE (observer), CPLP (associate), IAEA, IOM (observer), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, NAM (guest), OAS (observer), OPCW, OSCE, UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNHCR, Union Latina (observer), UNWTO (observer), UPU, WIPO, WTO (observer)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	6 (2001)	-
Irrigated land	690 sq km (1998 est.)	0 sq km
Judicial branch	High Court; Court of Appeal; judges for both courts are appointed by the monarch	there are three tribunals responsible for civil and criminal matters within Vatican City; three other tribunals rule on issues pertaining to the Holy See note: judicial duties were established by the Motu Proprio of Pope PIUS XII on 1 May 1946
Labor force	NA	NA
Labor force - by occupation	NA	note: essentially services with a small amount of industry; nearly all dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and the approximately 3,000 lay workers live outside the Vatican
Land boundaries	total: 535 km border countries: Mozambique 105 km, South Africa 430 km	total: 3.2 km border countries: Italy 3.2 km
Land use	arable land: 9.77% permanent crops: 0.7% other: 89.53% (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (urban area) (2005)
Languages	English (official, government business conducted in English), siSwati (official)	Italian, Latin, French, various other languages
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	based on Code of Canon Law and revisions to it
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	unicameral Pontifical Commission for the State of Vatican City
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 37 years male: 36.35 years female: 37.66 years (2002 est.)	-
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 78.3% male: 78% female: 78.4% (1999 est.)	definition: NA total population: 100% male: 100% female: 100%
Location	Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa	Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy)
Map references	Africa	Europe
Maritime claims	none (landlocked)	none (landlocked)
Military - note	-	defense is the responsibility of Italy; ceremonial and limited security duties performed by Pontifical Swiss Guard
Military branches	Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force (Army), Royal Swaziland Police Force	Pontifical Swiss Guard (Corpo della Guardia Svizzera Pontificia)
Military expenditures - dollar figure	$20 million (FY01/02)	-
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	4.75% (FY00/01)	-
Military manpower - availability	males age 15-49: 253,510 (2002 est.)	-
Military manpower - fit for military service	males age 15-49: 146,805 (2002 est.)	-
National holiday	Independence Day, 6 September (1968)	Coronation Day of Pope BENEDICT XVI, 24 April (2005)
Nationality	noun: Swazi(s) adjective: Swazi	noun: none adjective: none
Natural hazards	drought	NA
Natural resources	asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc	none
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)	-
Political parties and leaders	political parties are banned by the constitution - the following are considered political associations - 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]	none
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	none (exclusive of influence exercised by church officers)
Population	1,123,605 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 2002 est.)	821 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	1.63% (2002 est.)	0% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors	none	-
Radio broadcast stations	AM 3, FM 2 plus 4 repeaters, shortwave 3 (2001)	AM 4, FM 3, shortwave 2 (2004)
Radios	170,000 (1999)	-
Railways	total: 297 km narrow gauge: 297 km 1.067-m gauge note: includes 71 km which are not in use (2001)	-
Religions	Zionist (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship) 40%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish and other 30%	Roman Catholic
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2002 est.)	-
Suffrage	18 years of age	limited to cardinals less than 80 years old
Telephone system	general assessment: a somewhat modern but not an advanced system domestic: system consists of carrier-equipped, open-wire lines and low-capacity, microwave radio relay international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)	general assessment: automatic digital exchange domestic: connected via fiber optic cable to Telecom Italia network international: country code - 39; uses Italian system
Telephones - main lines in use	38,500 (2001)	5,120 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular	45,000 (2001)	-
Television broadcast stations	5 plus 7 relay stations (2001)	1 (2005)
Terrain	mostly mountains and hills; some moderately sloping plains	urban; low hill
Total fertility rate	5.77 children born/woman (2002 est.)	-
Unemployment rate	34% (2000 est.)	-
Waterways	none	-

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