Exports: $798 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)
commodities: sugar, edible concentrates, wood pulp, cotton yarn,
asbestos
partners: South Africa 50%, EU countries, Canada
Imports: $827 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.)
commodities: motor vehicles, machinery, transport equipment,
petroleum products, foodstuffs, chemicals
partners: South Africa 90%, Switzerland, UK 2.6%
External debt: $240 million (1992)
Economic aid: recipient: ODA, $NA
Currency: 1 lilangeni (E) = 100 cents
Exchange rates: emalangeni (E) per US$1 - 3.6417 (January 1996), 3.6266 (1995), 3.5490 (1994), 3.2636 (1993), 2.8497 (1992), 2.7563 (1991), 2.5863 (1990); note - the Swazi emalangeni is at par with the South African rand
Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March
Transportation ———————
Railways:
total: 297 km; note - includes 71 km which are not in use
narrow gauge: 297 km 1.067-m gauge (single track)
Highways: total: 2,960 km paved: 804 km unpaved: 2,156 km (1993 est.)