Area > Comparative slightly smaller than New Jersey |
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Capital city with population
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Mbabane - 47,020 |
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Forested Land
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30.3% |
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[78th of 193]
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Land use > Other
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88.94 %
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[115th of 241]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.81 %
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[128th of 241]
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Largest city
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Mbabane |
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Largest city population
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61,000 |
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[150th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Mbabane - 47,020 |
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Location Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa |
Map references Africa |
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Maritime claims
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none (landlocked) |
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Natural hazards
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drought |
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Natural resources asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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25°44'S |
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Population density
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57.29 people per sqkm |
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[131st of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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65.76 people/m²
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[113rd of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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473.39 people/km² of arable lan |
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[58th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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17,360 km²
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[154th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Emlembe |
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Terrain mostly mountains and hills; some moderately sloping plains |