Swaziland

Official Title Kingdom of Swaziland

General Information:
Capital Mbabane
Total Area 17,363 km2 Population (million) 1.093
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Currency 1 CAN$= 9.35Lilangeni (SZL)(2013)

National Holiday 6 September, Independence Day

Language(s) English (official, government business conducted in English), siSwati

Political Information:
Type of State Monarchy
Type of Government
Bicameral Parliament: Senate & House of Assembly consisting of elected and appointed
members. The king may legislate by decree. Bilateral trade
Canada - Swaziland
14

12
Balance
10

Millions
8 Can.
Head of State Exports
6
King MSWATI III Can.
4
Import s
Head of Government Total
2
Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso DLAMINI Trade
0

-2
Ministers Foreign Affairs & Int. Commerce: Chief Mgwagwa GAMEDZE 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Finance: Majozi SITHOLE Statistics Canada

Main Political Parties Canadian Imports

Candidates for elected office must be approved by the king. Political parties are not allowed.
from: Swaziland
M ach. M ech. El ec.
Pr o d .
T ext i l es Pr o d .

F o o d Pr o d .

Pr eci o us
M et al s/ st o nes
Elections: Next
n/a legislative: 2013 V ehicles and Eq ui p .

Sp eci al iz ed I nst .
Economic Information: (2013) 2013
IMF/Statistics Canada C hemi cal Pr o d .
Statistics Canada
Swaziland Canada
GDP: (billion) $3.73
n/a $1,878.77
GDP per capita: $3,410.42
n/a $53,518.54 Canadian Exports
to: Swaziland
GDP Growth rate: (%) 2.79
n/a 2.01
Inflation: (%) 5.62
n/a 0.96 C hemi cal Pr o d .

Unemployment: (%) n/a 7.08 M ach. M ech. El ec.

Pr o d .
Trade and investment: (2013) Statistics Canada B ase M et al Pr o d .

n/a M i sc. A r t i cl es
Canadian Exports: $4,304,950
Canadian Imports: n/a
$2,559,029 Plast i cs, R ub b er Pr o d .

Foreign Direct Investment in Canada n/a (million) V eg . Pr o d .

2013
Canadian Direct Investment to Swaziland n/a (million) V ehi cles and Eq uip .
Statistics Canada
Representation:
Sources:
Foreign Representation in Canada Statistics/Industry Canada
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home
Chargé d'affaires Reverend Dr. Abednego Ntshangase
IMF
Canadian Representation Abroad http://www.imf.org/external/data.htm

High Commissioner Alain Latulippe

April 2014
HTML version:
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/mozambique/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/fs_swaziland_fd.aspx?lang=eng
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