Natural resources: asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower,
forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc
Land use:
arable land: 10.9%
permanent crops: 0.2%
meadows and pastures: 62.2%
forest and woodland: 6.9%
other: 19.8%
Irrigated land: 640 sq km (1993 est.)
Environment:
current issues: limited access to potable water; wildlife populations
being depleted because of excessive hunting; overgrazing; soil
degradation; soil erosion
natural hazards: NA
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Nuclear Test Ban,
Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Climate Change, Law
of the Sea
Note: landlocked; almost completely surrounded by South Africa
@Swaziland:People
Population: 966,977 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 46% (female 222,544; male 221,003)
15-64 years: 52% (female 261,973; male 238,726)
65 years and over: 2% (female 13,291; male 9,440) (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate: 3.23% (1995 est.)
Birth rate: 43.06 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)