SWAZILAND

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Population mid-2009...............................................985,335
GDP per capita 2008 (PPP, US$)........... 4,400
GDP 2008 (PPP US$ billions)................ 5.86
Unemployment.....................................................................40%

Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... 3.1
Labor force (%) ....... 4.1

Total Area...................................................................6,704 sq. mi.
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 33
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 60
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)........................................ 65
Child malnutrition (% of children under 5) ..............................10
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................... 60
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) ............................................23