Eswatini

Africa · Southern Africa

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Eswatini is a sovereign state in Southern Africa, Africa. It covers 17,364 km² and has a population of approximately 1,235,549. It is a landlocked country. Its official language is English and its currency is the Swazi lilangeni (L).

Quick facts

Capital: Mbabane
Population: 1,235,549
Area: 17,364 km²
Currency: Swazi lilangeni (L)
Languages: English, Swazi
Calling code: +268
TLD: .sz
Driving side: Left
Landlocked: Yes
Continents: Africa
Timezone: UTC+02:00
Native name: Eswatini

Bordering countries

Mozambique

South Africa

Appears in 35 rankings

Agriculture

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area)	#24	69.48
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#89	107.49
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100)	#100	105.96
Countries by Arable land (% of land area)	#101	10.29
Countries by Average precipitation in depth (mm per year)	#107	788years
Countries by Forest area (% of land area)	#111	29.14
Countries by Forest area (sq. km)	#140	5011.9km²
Countries by Arable land (hectares)	#141	177,000
Countries by Cereal production (metric tons)	#143	87172.99
Countries by Cereal yield (kg per hectare)	#151	1227.8

Development

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service)	#30	64.93
Countries by Present value of external debt (% of GNI)	#70	16.77
Countries by Net official flows from UN agencies, UNFPA (current US$)	#89	1168990.02
Countries by Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)	#89	3.49
Countries by External debt stocks (% of GNI)	#93	27.75
Countries by IBRD loans and IDA credits (DOD, current US$)	#95	221,826,000
Countries by Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$)	#100	199481736.9
Countries by External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$)	#106	1238600512.2

Economy

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by unemployment rate	#1	35.00
Countries by GDP growth rate	#46	0.04
Countries by GDP per capita	#119	4409.53
Countries by GDP (PPP)	#140	15.7
Countries by GDP (Nominal)	#157	5.2in billions

Business

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use	#89	80
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products	#89	76.13
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure	#116	55
Countries by SPI Overall Score	#129	60.97
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services	#143	62.53
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources	#164	31.17

Geography

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by land area	#150	17,364km²
Countries by Coastline Length	#196	0kilometers

Population & Health

Ranking	Rank	Value
Countries by population growth rate	#115	0.01
Countries by population density	#150	70.2
Countries by population	#157	1.26
Countries by median age	#181	22

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