Map of Swaziland Courtesy of CIA
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Vital Statistics
Areal extent: 17,360 sq.km.~
Population (1998): 931,000**
Population density: 53.6 per sq. km.
Urban population, % of total (1980/1997): 14.0/33.0*
Population growth (1985-1990/1995-2000): 2.7/2.8**
Life expectancy (1975-80/1995-2000): 46.9/60.0**
Fertility rate (1975-80/1995-2000): 6.5/4.5*
Capital: Mbabane
Largest city/population (1990): Manzini/53,000~
Gross National Product (1997): $1.44* billions
GNP per capita (1997): $1,440*
GNP per capita annual growth rate (1975-1995): 1.8¬
Human Development Index rank/value (1999): 113/0.644¬
* = World Bank 1999
** World Resources Institute 1998
~ = Instituto del Tercer Mundo 1997
¬ = Human Development Report 1999
n.a. = Information not available at present
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