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Official Name of Swaziland: Kingdom of Swaziland
Government type in Swaziland: monarchy; independent member of Commonwealth
Capital of Swaziland: Mbabane
Primary Language in Swaziland: English
Currency in Swaziland: lilangeni

Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s have pressured the monarchy (one of the oldest on the continent) to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy. Landlocked; almost completely surrounded by South Africa

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