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Background: Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed
by the British in the late 19th century; independence was
granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s
pressured King MSWATI III, the world's last ruling monarch, to
grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy,
although he has backslid on these promises in recent years.
Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana as the country with the
world's highest known rates of HIV/AIDS infection.
Borders: Mozambique 105 km, South Africa 430 km
Population: 1,131,000
GDP per capita: $2,310.29 per capita
Capital with population: Mbabane - 47,020
Largest city with population: Mbabane - 47,020
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