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Swaziland

Introduction 

Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland, is a sovereign state in Southern Africa that gained independence on 6th September 1968. Read more here.

Political 

It is an absolute monarchy with legislature. The last parliamentary elections were held on 20th September 2013. (Source, International Foundation for Electoral Systems). 

Economical

The currency is Lilangeni.

GDP latest: $4.413 billion.

Gini Coefficient: 51.50%

(Source, World Bank)

 ICT

ccTLD is .sz

Internet penetration is at 27.10%

Regulator is SPTC

Population

The country’s population stood at 1,285,519 as at December 2015.

 Urbanization/Rural population ratio as at December 2015 was at 21:79

(Source, United Nations Population Department)

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