Zionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, other (includes Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish) 30%
Christian 55%-75%, animist, Muslim less than 1%
Languages
English (official, government business conducted in English), siSwati (official)
French (official), Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira, Bandjabi
Exports
soft drink concentrates, sugar, wood pulp, cotton yarn, refrigerators, citrus and canned fruit
crude oil 77%, timber, manganese, uranium (2001)
External Debt
$703,100,000 $
$2,726,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
emalangeni per US dollar - 7.75 (2008 est.), 7.4 (2007), 6.85 (2006), 6.3593 (2005), 6.4597 (2004)
Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 441.72 (2008 est.), 481.83 (2007), 522.89 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
4.700%
0.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa
Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea
