The CIA World Factbook page on Swaziland
Interesting tidbits:
* Slightly smaller than New Jersey
* Last absolute monarch in the world, gave up a little power in the 1990s
* Median age: 18.5
* Death rate: 29.74 deaths/1,000 population
* Infant Mortality: total: 71.85 deaths/1,000 live births
* Life expectancy at birth: 32.62 years
* HIV AIDS prevalence in the adult population: 38.8% (2003 est.)
* Airports: 18
* Airports with unpaved runways: 17
For the curious, Haitian life expectancy at birth is in the mid 50s, their HIV rate is around 5.6%, and they have 4 airports with paved runways.
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