eSwatini

Official Name:	The Kingdom of eSwatini
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Absolute Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language):	Umbuso weSwatini
ISO Country Codes:	SZ : SWZ
Internet Domain:	.sz
Government Web Site:	https://www.gov.sz/

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Capital:	Mbabane	Main Airports:
Language(s):	English	Population:	1,121,761
Currency:	Eswatini Lilangeni	ISO Currency Code:	SZL
Telephone Dial In:	+268	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Commonwealth of Nations; Inter Parliamentary Union; Southern African Development Community; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

Newspaper

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eSwatini Observer;

Swazi TV;

The Times of Swaziland;

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Eswatini Broadcasting and Information Services;

Trans World Radio-Voice of the Church;

eSwatini

Government Website:	https://www.gov.sz/
Central Bank:	Central Bank of Eswatini
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	14.44 Emalangeni (SZL) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	28% (2014 est.)
Population below poverty line:	58.9% (2016 est.)
Inflation Rate:	6.2% (2017 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	8% (2008 - World Bank)
GDP:	$10.56 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$8,900 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	eSwatini Lilangeni
Currency Code:	SZL
World Bank Classification:	Lower-Middle Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	6.6%	sugarcane, corn, cotton, citrus, pineapples, cattle, goats
Industry:	39.7%	soft drink concentrates, coal, forestry, sugar, textiles, and apparel
Services:	53.7%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Eswatini Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Central Statistical Office;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

eSwatini

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	eSwatini Revenue Authority
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank; Trade and Development Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Swaziland Standards Authority

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 121/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 130/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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