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Geography
Area (km²)17,364581,730
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)17,204566,730
1Water area (km²)16015,000
Land boundaries (km)5464347.15
Border countries
  • Mozambique
  • South Africa
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
Coastline (km)00
Mean elevation (m)3051,013
Lowest point (m)21513
Highest point (m)1,8621,489
People
Population1,104,4792,317,233
Official languages
  • English
  • siSwati
  • English
ReligionChristianChristian
Government
Long country nameKingdom of EswatiniRepublic of Botswana
Short country nameEswatiniBotswana
Long local nameUmbuso weSwatiniRepublic of Botswana
Short local nameeSwatiniBotswana
Former name
  • Swaziland
  • Bechuanaland
Government typeAbsolute monarchyParliamentary republic
CapitalMbabaneGaborone
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)11,600,000,00039,010,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)4,417,000,00017,380,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)1.62.4
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)10,10017,000
Gross national saving (% of GDP)25.440.3
Labor force427,9001,177,000
Unemployment rate (%)2820
Population below poverty line (%)6319.3
Budget revenues (USD)1,263,000,0005,305,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)1,639,000,0005,478,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.52.78
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)28.630.5
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-8.5-1
Public debt (% of GDP)28.414
Inflation rate (%)6.23.3
Central bank discount rate (%)7.255.5
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)10.756.88
Stock of narrow money (USD)554,300,0001,645,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)554,300,0001,645,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)1,144,000,0003,002,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)203,100,0004,588,000,000
Current account balance (USD)604,000,0002,146,000,000
Exports (USD)1,830,000,0005,934,000,000
Imports (USD)1,451,000,0005,005,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)563,100,0007,491,000,000
External debt (USD)526,300,0002,187,000,000
National currencyUS Dollarpulas
National currency (code)USDBWP
National currency (symbol)$P
National currency rate to USD14.4410.19



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