SWAZILAND (Continued)
by King; executive authority vested in King whose assent is required before parliamentary acts become law; King's authority exercised through Prime Minister and Cabinet who must be members of Parliament; judiciary is part of Ministry of Justice but otherwise independent of executive and legislative branches; cases from subordinate courts can be appealed to the High Court and the Court of Appeal
Government leaders: Head of State, King SOBHUZA II; Prime Minister Prince Mabandla (Fred E.) DLAMINI
Suffrage: universal for adults
Communists: no Communist party
Member of: AFDB, FAO, G-77, GATT (de facto), IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAU, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO
ECONOMY
GDP: approximately $364.4 million (1980), about $700 per capita; annual real growth 3.4% (1973-78)
Agriculture: main crops—maize, cotton, rice, sugar, and citrus fruits
Major industry: mining
Electric power: 75,000 kW capacity (1980); 142 million kWh produced (1980), 251 kWh per capita
Exports: $226.7 million (f.o.b., 1979); sugar, asbestos, wood and forest products, citrus, meat products, cotton, iron ore
Imports: $294.8 million (f.o.b., 1979); motor vehicles, petroleum products, foodstuffs, and clothing
Major trade partners: South Africa, UK, US
Aid: economic commitments—Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF (1970-79), $165.0 million; US (FY70-80), $42.4 million
Budget: 1980/81—revenue $190.0 million, current expenditure $97.1 million, development expenditure $78.2 million
Monetary conversion rate: 1 Lilangeni=US$1.20 (1979)
Fiscal year: 1 April-31 March
COMMUNICATIONS
Railroads: 292 km 1.067-meter gauge, single track
Highways: 2,853 km total; 510 km paved, 1,230 km crushed stone, gravel, or stabilized soil, and 1,113 km improved earth
Civil air: 4 major transport aircraft, including 1 leased in
Airfields: 28 total, 26 usable; 1 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Telecommunications: system consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines and low capacity radio-relay links; 10,700 telephones (2.0 per 100 popl.); 3 AM, 2 FM, and 3 TV stations
DEFENSE FORCES
Military manpower: males 15-49, 125,000; 73,000 fit for military service
SWEDEN
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LAND
448,070 km²; 7% arable, 2% meadows and pastures, 55% forested, 36% other
Land boundaries: 2,196 km
WATER
Limits of territorial waters (claimed): 12 nm (fishing 200 nm)
Coastline: 3,218 km
PEOPLE
Population: 8,331,000 (July 1982), average annual growth rate 0.1%
Nationality: noun—Swede(s); adjective—Swedish
Ethnic divisions: homogeneous white population; small Lappish minority; est. 12% foreign born or first generation immigrants (Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks)
Religion: 93.5% Evangelical Lutheran, 1.0% Roman Catholic, 5.5% other
Language: Swedish, small Lapp- and Finnish-speaking minorities; immigrants speak native languages
Literacy: 99%
Labor force: 4.2 million; 5.8% agriculture, forestry, fishing; 24.9% mining and manufacturing; 6.8% construction; 13.8% commerce; 6.9% communications; 34.5% services including government; 6.4% banking and business services; 1.9% unemployed (average 1980)
Organized labor: 80% of labor force
GOVERNMENT
Official name: Kingdom of Sweden
Type: constitutional monarchy
Capital: Stockholm
Political subdivisions: 24 counties, 278 municipalities (townships)
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