Swaziland

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:	http://www.gov.sz

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Country Summaries:

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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Government Website:	http://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:	63% (2010 est.)
Inflation Rate:	6.2% (2017 est.)

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%

Financial & Economic Organisations:

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

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Eswatini Stock Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Central Statistical Office;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Swaziland 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: 117/180 (2020)
Ease of Doing Business: 121/190 (2019)	Enabling Trade Index: N/A
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