Swaziland NewsKingdom of Swaziland: Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured the monarchy (one of the oldest on the continent) to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana as the country with the world's highest known rates of HIV/AIDS infection. CIA World Factbook: Swaziland Area of Swaziland: 17,363 sq km slightly smaller than New Jersey Population of Swaziland: 1,169,241 July 2004 estimate Languages of Swaziland: English, siSwati both official government business conducted in English Swaziland Capital: Mbabane Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital
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