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Capital city
Mbabane; note - Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital |
Constitution
signed by the King in July 2005 went into effect on 8 February 2006 |
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Corruption
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105 |
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[105th of 160]
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Executive branch > Cabinet
Cabinet recommended by the prime minister and confirmed by the monarch |
Executive branch > Chief of state
King MSWATI III (since 25 April 1986) |
Executive branch > Elections
none; the monarch is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch from among the elected members of the House of Assembly |
Executive branch > Head of government
Prime Minister Absolom Themba DLAMINI (since 14 November 2003) |
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Flag modification
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7 |
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[7th of 197]
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Government type
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monarchy |
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International organization participation
ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO |
Judicial branch
High Court; Supreme Court; judges for both courts are appointed by the monarch |
Legal system
based on South African Roman-Dutch law in statutory courts and Swazi traditional law and custom in traditional courts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations |
Legislative branch
bicameral Parliament or Libandla consists of the Senate (30 seats; 10 members appointed by the House of Assembly and 20 appointed by the monarch; to serve five-year terms) and the House of Assembly (65 seats; 10 members appointed by the monarch and 55 elected by popular vote; to serve five-year terms) |
Legislative branch > Elections
House of Assembly - last held 18 October 2003 (next to be held in October 2008) |
National holiday
Independence Day, 6 September (1968) |
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Parliamentary seats > Female
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122% |
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[122nd of 143]
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Status
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absolute monarchy |
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Suffrage
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18 years of age |
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UN membership date
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24 Sep. 1968 |
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United Nations mission
http://www.magma.ca/~mali/swaziland/
http://members.tripod.com/stewart_marshall/swaziland.htm |
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; A CPI Score relates to perceptions of the degree of corruption as seen by business people and country analysts and ranges between 10 (highly clean) and 0 (highly corrupt). Includes police corruption, business corruption, political corruption, etc. Data for 2005.; Cabinet includes the official name for any body of high-ranking advisers roughly comparable to a U.S. Cabinet. Also notes the method for selection of members.
; The name and title of any person or role roughly equivalent to a U.S. Chief of State. This means the titular leader of the country who represents the state at official and ceremonial functions but may not be involved with the day-to-day activities of the government
; Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election
; Head of government includes the name and title of the top administrative leader who is designated to manage the day-to-day activities of the government. For example, in the UK, the monarch is the chief of state, and the prime minister is the head of government. In the US, the president is both the chief of state and the head of government.
; The date on which the nation's flag was last modified.; A description of the basic form of government (e.g., republic, constitutional monarchy, federal republic, parliamentary democracy, military dictatorship).
; This entry lists in alphabetical order by abbreviation those international organizations in which the subject country is a member or participates in some other way.
; The name(s) of the highest court(s) and a brief description of the selection process for members.
; A brief description of the legal system's historical roots, role in government, and acceptance of International Court of Justice (ICJ) jurisdiction.
; This entry contains information on the structure (unicameral, bicameral, tricameral), formal name, number of seats, and term of office. Elections includes the nature of election process or accession to power, date of the last election, and date of the next election. Election results includes the percent of vote and/or number of seats held by each party in the last election.
; The primary national day of celebration - often independence day.
; ; Democracy: state in which democratic structures provide for an alternance of power
Pseudo-Democracy: state in which there are democratic structures but without a real chance for an alternance of power
Transition State: a state with a transitional structure
Absolute Monarchy: a one-party state, or a state governed by an absolute monarchy or dictatorship.; The age at enfranchisement and whether the right to vote is universal or restricted
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ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Swaziland, Kingdom of Swaziland
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