GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $3.9 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $6.313 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $5,400 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Mbabane (Administrative, Judicial) Lobamba (Legislative)
Population (Estimated July 2012): 1,386,914
Area: 17,364km2 or 6,704mi2
Currency: Lilangeni5 (Plural Emalangeni [E])
Official Language: Swati (Swazi); English
Political Information:
Official Religion: No Official Religion
(approximately 40% of the population are Zionist, 20% are Roman Catholic, 10% are Muslim and 30% have other religious beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Mount Mlembe at 1,862m or 6,109ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +2:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 4 districts; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni
Leaders: King Mswati III; Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
Additional: Gained independence from the U.K. on the 6th of September 1968.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Swaziland (Umbuso weSwatini (Swati); Kingdom of Swaziland (English))
