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Swaziland

Capital : Mbabane

Land Area : 17,364 sq km

Head of Government : Prime Minister Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini (Since October 2008)

Population : 1,337,186 (July 2009 estimate)

Major Languages : English, siSwati

Major Religion(s) : Zionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, other (includes Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish) 30%

Date of Joining : 1968

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Articles in CHRI Newsletter :
Summer 2001