Swaziland

Swaziland
geographical name country SE Africa between Republic of South Africa & Mozambique; a former British protectorate; an independent kingdom since 1968 administrative capital Mbabane, legislative capital Lobamba area 6705 square miles (17,433 square kilometers), population 494,534

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