Swaziland

Location	Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa
Geographic coordinates	26 30 S, 31 30 E
Map references	Africa
Area	total: 17,364 sq km land: 17,204 sq km water: 160 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly smaller than New Jersey
Land boundaries	total: 535 km border countries: Mozambique 105 km, South Africa 430 km
Coastline	0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims	none (landlocked)
Climate	varies from tropical to near temperate
Terrain	mostly mountains and hills; some moderately sloping plains
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Great Usutu River 21 m highest point: Emlembe 1,862 m
Natural resources	asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc
Land use	arable land: 10.25% permanent crops: 0.81% other: 88.94% (2005)
Irrigated land	500 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources	4.5 cu km (1987)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)	total: 1.04 cu km/yr (2%/1%/97%) per capita: 1,010 cu m/yr (2000)
Natural hazards	drought
Environment - current issues	limited supplies of potable water; wildlife populations being depleted because of excessive hunting; overgrazing; soil degradation; soil erosion
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
Geography - note	landlocked; almost completely surrounded by South Africa