Sudan is buffeted by civil war, chronic political instability, adverse
weather, high inflation, a drop in remittances from abroad, and
counterproductive economic policies. The economy is dominated by
governmental entities that account for more than 70% of new
investment. The private sector's main areas of activity are
agriculture and trading, with most private industrial investment
predating 1980. The economy's base is agriculture, which employs 80%
of the work force. Industry mainly processes agricultural items.
Sluggish economic performance over the past decade, attributable
largely to declining annual rainfall, has reduced levels of per capita
income and consumption. A large foreign debt and huge arrearages
continue to cause difficulties. In 1990 the International Monetary
Fund took the unusual step of declaring Sudan noncooperative because
of its nonpayment of arrearages to the Fund. The government
implemented a comprehensive economic reform program in 1992 that
included slashing the fiscal deficit, liberalizing foreign exchange
regulations, and lifting most price controls, but it had backtracked
on most reforms by mid-1993 because of its fear of generating a
domestic backlash. The government's failure to pursue economic reform,
its continued prosecution of the civil war, and its growing
international isolation have led to a further deterioration of the
non-agricultural sectors of the economy during 1993. Agriculture, on
the other hand, after several disappointing years, enjoyed favorable
growing conditions in 1993, and its strong performance produced an
overall growth rate in GNP of about 7%.
National product:
GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $21.5 billion (1993 est.)
National product real growth rate:
7% (FY93 est.)
National product per capita:
$750 (1993 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
105% (FY93 est.)
Unemployment rate:
30% (FY93 est.)
Budget:
revenues:
$374.4 million
expenditures:
$1.2 billion, including capital expenditures of $214 million (1993
est.)
Exports:
$350 million (f.o.b., FY93 est.)
commodities:
cotton 52%, sesame, gum arabic, peanuts
partners:
Western Europe 46%, Saudi Arabia 14%, Eastern Europe 9%, Japan 9%, US
3% (FY88)
Imports:
$1.1 billion (c.i.f., FY93 est.)
commodities:
foodstuffs, petroleum products, manufactured goods, machinery and
equipment, medicines and chemicals, textiles
partners:
Western Europe 32%, Africa and Asia 15%, US 13%, Eastern Europe 3%
(FY88)
External debt:
$17 billion (June 1993 est.)
Industrial production:
growth rate 6.8% (FY93 est.); accounts for 11% of GDP (FY92)
Electricity:
capacity:
610,000 kW
production:
905 million kWh
consumption per capita:
40 kWh (1991)
Industries:
cotton ginning, textiles, cement, edible oils, sugar, soap distilling,
shoes, petroleum refining
Agriculture:
accounts for 35% of GDP and 80% of labor force; water shortages;
two-thirds of land area suitable for raising crops and livestock;
major products - cotton, oilseeds, sorghum, millet, wheat, gum arabic,
sheep; marginally self-sufficient in most foods
Economic aid:
recipient:
US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $1.5 billion; Western
(non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $5.1
billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $3.1 billion; Communist
countries (1970-89), $588 million
Currency:
1 Sudanese pound (#Sd) = 100 piastres
Exchange rates:
official rate - Sudanese pounds (#Sd) per US$1 - 215 (January 1994),
333.3 (December 1993), 90.1 (March 1992), 5.4288 (1991), 4.5004 (fixed
rate since 1987); note - the commercial rate is 300 (January 1994)
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
@Sudan, Communications
Railroads:
5,516 km total; 4,800 km 1.067-meter gauge, 716 km 1.6096-meter-gauge
plantation line
Highways:
total:
20,703 km
paved:
bituminous treated 2,000 km
unpaved:
gravel 4,000 km; improved earth 2,304 km; unimproved earth 12,399 km
Inland waterways:
5,310 km navigable
Pipelines:
refined products 815 km
Ports:
Port Sudan, Sawakin
Merchant marine:
10 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 89,842 GRT/122,379 DWT, cargo 8,
roll-on/roll-off cargo 2
Airports:
total:
70
usable:
58
with permanent-surface runways:
9
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
7
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
29
Telecommunications:
large, well-equipped system by African standards, but barely adequate
and poorly maintained by modern standards; consists of microwave radio
relay, cable, radio communications, troposcatter, and a domestic
satellite system with 14 stations; broadcast stations - 11 AM, 3 TV;
satellite earth stations for international traffic - 1 Atlantic Ocean
INTELSAT and 1 ARABSAT
@Sudan, Defense Forces
Branches:
Army, Navy, Air Force
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 6,640,123; fit for military service 4,080,715; reach
military age (18) annually 305,885 (1994 est.)
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $339 million, 2.2% of GDP (1989 est.)
@Suriname, Geography
Location:
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean between
French Guiana and Guyana
Map references:
South America, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
163,270 sq km
land area:
161,470 sq km
comparative area:
slightly larger than Georgia
Land boundaries:
total 1,707 km, Brazil 597 km, French Guiana 510 km, Guyana 600 km
Coastline:
386 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
claims area in French Guiana between Litani Rivier and Riviere
Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa Rivier); claims area in Guyana
between New (Upper Courantyne) and Courantyne/Koetari Rivers (all
headwaters of the Courantyne)
Climate:
tropical; moderated by trade winds
Terrain:
mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps
Natural resources:
timber, hydropower potential, fish, shrimp, bauxite, iron ore, and
small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, gold
Land use:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
0%
forest and woodland:
97%
other:
3%
Irrigated land:
590 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
NA
international agreements:
party to - Endangered Species, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ship
Pollution, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Climate
Change, Law of the Sea
Note:
mostly tropical rain forest; great diversity of flora and fauna which
for the most part is not threatened because of the lack of
development; relatively small population most of which lives along the
coast
@Suriname, People
Population:
422,840 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.57% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
25.31 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
6 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
-3.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
31.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
69.45 years
male:
66.94 years
female:
72.08 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.79 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Surinamer(s)
adjective:
Surinamese
Ethnic divisions:
Hindustani (East Indian) 37%, Creole (black and mixed) 31%, Javanese
15.3%, Bush black 10.3%, Amerindian 2.6%, Chinese 1.7%, Europeans 1%,
other 1.1%
Religions:
Hindu 27.4%, Muslim 19.6%, Roman Catholic 22.8%, Protestant 25.2%
(predominantly Moravian), indigenous beliefs 5%
Languages:
Dutch (official), English widely spoken, Sranan Tongo (Surinamese,
sometimes called Taki-Taki) is native language of Creoles and much of
the younger population and is lingua franca among others, Hindi
Suriname Hindustani (a variant of Bhoqpuri), Javanese
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
total population:
95%
male:
95%
female:
95%
Labor force:
104,000 (1984)
by occupation:
NA
@Suriname, Government
Names:
conventional long form:
Republic of Suriname
conventional short form:
Suriname
local long form:
Republiek Suriname
local short form:
Suriname
former:
Netherlands Guiana, Dutch Guiana
Digraph:
NS
Type:
republic
Capital:
Paramaribo
Administrative divisions:
10 districts (distrikten, singular - distrikt); Brokopondo,
Commewijne, Coronie, Marowijne, Nickerie, Para, Paramaribo, Saramacca,
Sipaliwini, Wanica
Independence:
25 November 1975 (from Netherlands)
National holiday:
Independence Day, 25 November (1975)
Constitution:
ratified 30 September 1987
Legal system:
NA
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state and head of government:
President Ronald R. VENETIAAN (since 16 September 1991); Vice
President and Prime Minister Jules R. AJODHIA (since 16 September
1991); election last held 6 September 1991 (next to be held NA May
1996); results - elected by the National Assembly - Ronald VENETIAAN
(NF) 80% (645 votes), Jules WIJDENBOSCH (NDP) 14% (115 votes), Hans
PRADE (DA '91) 6% (49 votes)
cabinet:
Cabinet of Ministers; appointed by the president from members of the
National Assembly
note:
Commander in Chief of the National Army maintains significant power
Legislative branch:
unicameral
National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale):
elections last held 25 May 1991 (next to be held NA May 1996); results
- percent of vote NA; seats - (51 total) NF 30, NDP 10, DA '91 9,
Independent 2
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders:
The New Front (NF), a coalition of four parties (NPS, VHP, KTPI, SPA),
leader Ronald R. VENETIAAN; Progressive Reform Party (VHP), Jaggernath
LACHMON; National Party of Suriname (NPS), Ronald VENETIAAN; Party of
National Unity and Solidarity (KTPI), Willy SOEMITA; Suriname Labor
Party (SPA) Fred DERBY; Democratic Alternative '91 (DA '91), Winston
JESSURUN, a coalition of four parties (AF, HPP, Pendawa Lima, BEP)
formed in January 1991; Alternative Forum (AF), Gerard BRUNINGS,
Winston JESSURUN; Reformed Progressive Party (HPP), Panalal PARMESSAR;
Party for Brotherhood and Unity in Politics (BEP), Caprino ALLENDY;
Pendawa Lima, Marsha JAMIN; National Democratic Party (NDP), Desire
BOUTERSE; Progressive Workers' and Farm Laborers' Union (PALU), Ir
Iwan KROLIS, chairman;
Other political or pressure groups:
Surinamese Liberation Army (SLA), Ronnie BRUNSWIJK, Johan "Castro"
WALLY; Union for Liberation and Democracy, Kofi AFONGPONG; Mandela
Bushnegro Liberation Movement, Leendert ADAMS; Tucayana Amazonica,
Alex JUBITANA, Thomas SABAJO
Member of:
ACP, CARICOM (observer), ECLAC, FAO, GATT, G-77, IADB, IBRD, ICAO,
ICFTU, IFAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, IOC, INTELSAT (nonsignatory
user), ITU, LAES, LORCS, NAM, OAS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WMO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Willem A. UDENHOUT
chancery:
Suite 108, 4301 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone:
(202) 244-7488 or 7490 through 7492
FAX:
(202) 244-5878
consulate(s) general:
Miami
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Roger R. GAMBLE
embassy:
Dr. Sophie Redmonstraat 129, Paramaribo
mailing address:
P. O. Box 1821, Paramaribo
telephone:
[597] 472900, 477881, or 476459
FAX:
[597] 410025
Flag:
five horizontal bands of green (top, double width), white, red
(quadruple width), white, and green (double width); there is a large
yellow five-pointed star centered in the red band
@Suriname, Economy
Overview:
The economy is dominated by the bauxite industry, which accounts for
15% of GDP and about 70% of export earnings. The economy has been in
trouble since the Dutch ended development aid in 1982. A drop in world
bauxite prices which started in the late 1970s and continued until
late 1986 was followed by the outbreak of a guerrilla insurgency in
the interior that crippled the important bauxite sector. Although the
insurgency has since ebbed and the bauxite sector recovered,
Paramaribo has failed to initiate the economic reforms necessary to
stabilize the economy or win renewed Dutch aid disbursements. High
inflation, high unemployment, widespread black market activity, and
hard currency shortfalls continue to mark the economy.
National product:
GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $1.17 billion (1993 est.)
National product real growth rate:
-0.3% (1993 est.)
National product per capita:
$2,800 (1993 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
109% (1993 est.)
Unemployment rate:
16.5% (1990)
Budget:
revenues:
$466 million
expenditures:
$716 million, including capital expenditures of $123 million (1989
est.)
Exports:
$290 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)
commodities:
alumina, aluminum, shrimp and fish, rice, bananas
partners:
Norway 33%, Netherlands 26%, US 13%, Japan 6%, Brazil 6%, UK 3% (1992)
Imports:
$250 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)
commodities:
capital equipment, petroleum, foodstuffs, cotton, consumer goods
partners:
US 42%, Netherlands 22%, Trinidad and Tobago 10%, Brazil 5% (1992)
External debt:
$180 million (March 1993 est.)
Industrial production:
growth rate -5% (1991 est.); accounts for 27% of GDP
Electricity:
capacity:
458,000 kW
production:
2.018 billion kWh
consumption per capita:
4,920 kWh (1992)
Industries:
bauxite mining, alumina and aluminum production, lumbering, food
processing, fishing
Agriculture:
accounts for 10.4% of GDP and 25% of export earnings; paddy rice
planted on 85% of arable land and represents 60% of total farm output;
other products - bananas, palm kernels, coconuts, plantains, peanuts,
beef, chicken; shrimp and forestry products of increasing importance;
self-sufficient in most foods
Economic aid:
recipient:
US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-83), $2.5 billion; Western
(non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $1.5
billion
Currency:
1 Surinamese guilder, gulden, or florin (Sf.) = 100 cents
Exchange rates:
Surinamese guilders, gulden, or florins (Sf.) per US$1 - 1.7850 (fixed
rate); parallel rate 109 (January 1994)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
@Suriname, Communications
Railroads:
166 km total; 86 km 1.000-meter gauge, government owned, and 80 km
1.435-meter standard gauge; all single track
Highways:
total:
8,300 km
paved:
500 km
unpaved:
bauxite, gravel, crushed stone, improved earth 5,400 km; sand, clay
2,400 km
Inland waterways:
1,200 km; most important means of transport; oceangoing vessels with
drafts ranging up to 7 m can navigate many of the principal waterways
Ports:
Paramaribo, Moengo, Nieuw Nickerie
Merchant marine:
3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,472 GRT/8,914 DWT, cargo 2,
container 1
Airports:
total:
46
usable:
38
with permanent-surface runways:
5
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
1
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
3
Telecommunications:
international facilities good; domestic microwave system; 27,500
telephones; broadcast stations - 5 AM, 14 FM, 6 TV, 1 shortwave; 2
Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth stations
@Suriname, Defense Forces
Branches:
National Army (including Navy which is company-size, small Air Force
element), Civil Police
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 113,963; fit for military service 67,648
Defense expenditures:
$NA, NA% of GDP
@Svalbard
Header
Affiliation:
(territory of Norway)
@Svalbard, Geography
Location:
Nordic State, Northern Europe in the Arctic Ocean where the Arctic
Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea meet, 445 km
north of Norway
Map references:
Arctic Region, Asia, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
62,049 sq km
land area:
62,049 sq km
comparative area:
slightly smaller than West Virginia
note:
includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
3,587 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone:
200 nm unilaterally claimed by Norway but not recognized by Russia
territorial sea:
4 nm
International disputes:
focus of maritime boundary dispute in the Barents Sea between Norway
and Russia
Climate:
arctic, tempered by warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers, cold
winters; North Atlantic Current flows along west and north coasts of
Spitsbergen, keeping water open and navigable most of the year
Terrain:
wild, rugged mountains; much of high land ice covered; west coast
clear of ice about half the year; fjords along west and north coasts
Natural resources:
coal, copper, iron ore, phosphate, zinc, wildlife, fish
Land use:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
0%
forest and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (no trees and the only bushes are crowberry and cloudberry)
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
ice floes often block up the entrance to Bellsund (a transit point for
coal export) on the west coast and occasionally make parts of the
northeastern coast inaccessible
international agreements:
NA
Note:
northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway; consists of nine main
islands; glaciers and snowfields cover 60% of the total area
@Svalbard, People
Population:
3,018 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
-3.5% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
NA
Death rate:
NA
Net migration rate:
NA
Infant mortality rate:
NA
Life expectancy at birth:
NA
Total fertility rate:
NA
Ethnic divisions:
Russian 64%, Norwegian 35%, other 1% (1981)
Languages:
Russian, Norwegian
Literacy:
total population:
NA%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
Labor force:
NA
@Svalbard, Government
Names:
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Svalbard
Digraph:
SV
Type:
territory of Norway administered by the Ministry of Industry, Oslo,
through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen;
by treaty (9 February 1920) sovereignty was given to Norway
Capital:
Longyearbyen
Independence:
none (territory of Norway)
National holiday:
NA
Legal system:
NA
Executive branch:
Chief of State:
King HARALD V (since 17 January 1991)
Head of Government:
Governor Odd BLOMDAL (since NA); Assistant Governor Jan-Atle HANSEN
(since NA September 1993)
Member of:
none
Flag:
the flag of Norway is used
@Svalbard, Economy
Overview:
Coal mining is the major economic activity on Svalbard. By treaty (9
February 1920), the nationals of the treaty powers have equal rights
to exploit mineral deposits, subject to Norwegian regulation. Although
US, UK, Dutch, and Swedish coal companies have mined in the past, the
only companies still mining are Norwegian and Russian. The settlements
on Svalbard are essentially company towns. The Norwegian state-owned
coal company employs nearly 60% of the Norwegian population on the
island, runs many of the local services, and provides most of the
local infrastructure. There is also some trapping of seal, polar bear,
fox, and walrus.
Budget:
revenues:
$13.3 million
expenditures:
$13.3 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1990 est.)
Electricity:
capacity:
21,000 kW
production:
45 million kWh
consumption per capita:
13,860 kWh (1992)
Currency:
1 Norwegian krone (NKr) = 100 oere
Exchange rates:
Norwegian kroner (NKr) per US$1 - 7.4840 (January 1994), 7.0941
(1993), 6.2145 (1992), 6.4829 (1991), 6.2597 (1990), 6.9045 (1989)
@Svalbard, Communications
Highways:
total:
NA
paved:
NA
unpaved:
NA
Ports:
limited facilities - Ny-Alesund, Advent Bay
Airports:
total:
4
usable:
4
with permanent-surface runways:
1
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
0
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
1
Telecommunications:
5 meteorological/radio stations; local telephone service; broadcast
stations - 1 AM, 1 (2 repeaters) FM, 1 TV; satellite communication
with Norwegian mainland
@Svalbard, Defense Forces
Note:
demilitarized by treaty (9 February 1920)
@Swaziland, Geography
Location:
Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa
Map references:
Africa, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
17,360 sq km
land area:
17,200 sq km
comparative area:
slightly smaller than New Jersey
Land boundaries:
total 535 km, Mozambique 105 km, South Africa 430 km
Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims:
none; landlocked
International disputes:
Swaziland wants to reincorporate territory along the South African
border; Mbabane has asked South Africa to open negotiations on border
adjustments
Climate:
varies from tropical to near temperate
Terrain:
mostly mountains and hills; some moderately sloping plains
Natural resources:
asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and
diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc
Land use:
arable land:
8%
permanent crops:
NA%
meadows and pastures:
67%
forest and woodland:
6%
other:
NA%
Irrigated land:
620 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues:
limited access to safe drinking water presents human health risks;
wildlife populations being depleted because of excessive hunting;
overgrazing; soil degradation; soil erosion
natural hazards:
NA
international agreements:
party to - Nuclear Test Ban; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity,
Climate Change, Law of the Sea
Note:
landlocked; almost completely surrounded by South Africa
@Swaziland, People
Population:
936,369 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
3.21% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
43.14 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
11.07 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
93.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
56.39 years
male:
52.4 years
female:
60.5 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
6.13 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Swazi(s)
adjective:
Swazi
Ethnic divisions:
African 97%, European 3%
Religions:
Christian 60%, indigenous beliefs 40%
Languages:
English (official; government business conducted in English), siSwati
(official)
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1986)
total population:
67%
male:
70%
female:
65%
Labor force:
probably less than 100,000
by occupation:
private sector about 65%, public sector 35%
@Swaziland, Government
Names:
conventional long form:
Kingdom of Swaziland
conventional short form:
Swaziland
Digraph:
WZ
Type:
monarchy; independent member of Commonwealth
Capital:
Mbabane (administrative); Lobamba (legislative)
Administrative divisions:
4 districts; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni
Independence:
6 September 1968 (from UK)
National holiday:
Somhlolo (Independence) Day, 6 September (1968)
Constitution:
none; constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended on 12 April 1973;
a new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but has not been
formally presented to the people
Legal system:
based on South African Roman-Dutch law in statutory courts, Swazi
traditional law and custom in traditional courts; has not accepted
compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage:
none
Executive branch:
chief of state:
King MSWATI III (since 25 April 1986)
head of government:
Prime Minister Prince Jameson Mbilini DLAMINI (since 12 November 1993)
cabinet:
Cabinet; designated by the monarch
Legislative branch:
bicameral Parliament is advisory and consists of an upper house or
Senate and a lower house or House of Assembly; the 30 members of the
Senate are appointed - 10 by the House of Assembly and 20 by the king;
the members of the House are elected by popular vote; last election
held in October 1993
Judicial branch:
High Court, Court of Appeal
Political parties and leaders:
none; banned by the Constitution promulgated on 13 October 1978
Member of:
ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, IDA, IFAD,
IFC, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, LORCS, NAM, OAU, PCA,
SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Absalom Vusani MAMBA
chancery:
3400 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone:
(202) 362-6683 or 6685
FAX:
(202) 244-8059
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission:
Ambassador John SPROTT
embassy:
Central Bank Building, Warner Street, Mbabane
mailing address:
P. O. Box 199, Mbabane
telephone:
[268] 46441 through 46445
FAX:
[268] 45959
Flag:
three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue;
the red band is edged in yellow; centered in the red band is a large
black and white shield covering two spears and a staff decorated with
feather tassels, all placed horizontally
@Swaziland, Economy