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Key Facts
Government: kingdom
Area: 17,400 sq. km
Capital: Mbanane (administrative), Lobamba (royal)
Population: 1.1 million
Language: English, Siswati
Ethnic groups: Predominantly Swazi
Religion: Christian (60%), traditional and animist beliefs
Resources: Sugar, wood pulp, minerals
Currency: lilangeni
Life expectancy at birth: 38.62 years (2001)
AIDS/HIV rate: 4 in 10 are infected, highest in the world second only to Botswana
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