Ambassadors from Finland > Current Finnish Ambassadors > Ambassador

Heikki Tuunanen

Capital city > Geographic coordinates

26 18 S, 31 06 E

Capital city > Note
Lobamba (royal and legislative capital)

Commonwealth Heads of Government > Current Heads > Head of Government

Themba Dlamini

Constitution
signed by the King in July 2005 went into effect on 8 February 2006

Corruption

2.7

[105th of 160]

Diplomatic representation from the US > Chief of mission
Ambassador Maurice S. PARKER

Diplomatic representation from the US > FAX

[268] 404-2059

Diplomatic representation from the US > Telephone

[268] 404-2445

Diplomatic representation in the US > Chief of mission
Ambassador Ephraim Mandla HLOPHE

Diplomatic representation in the US > Telephone

[1] (202) 234-5002

Executive branch > Cabinet
Cabinet recommended by the prime minister and confirmed by the monarch

Executive branch > Elections
the monarch is hereditary; prime minister appointed by the monarch from among the elected members of the House of Assembly

Flag description
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

Foreign relations of Western Sahara > States recognizing the SADR > Date of recognition

April 28, 1980

General government final consumption expenditure > constant 2000 US$

311,353,500 constant 2000 US$

[99th of 145]

General government final consumption expenditure > constant LCU

329999300

General government final consumption expenditure > current US$

752,676,100 $

[105th of 169]

General government final consumption expenditure > current US$ (per capita)

665.496 $ per capita

[48th of 184]

Independence
6 September 1968 (from UK)

International organization participation
ACP, AfDB, AU, C, COMESA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, PCA, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Legal system
based on South African Roman-Dutch law in statutory courts and Swazi traditional law and custom in traditional courts; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations

Legislative branch > Election results
House of Assembly - balloting is done on a nonparty basis; candidates for election are nominated by the local council of each constituency and for each constituency the three candidates with the most votes in the first round of voting are narrowed to a single winner by a second round

Management time dealing with officials > % of management time

4.4 %

[22nd of 38]

Parliamentary seats > Female

3%

[122nd of 143]

political parties > No party

•

Political pressure groups and leaders
Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions; Swaziland and Solidarity Network or SSN

Procedures to build a warehouse > number

11

[156th of 168]

Procedures to enforce a contract > number

31

[95th of 170]

Procedures to register property > number

11

[9th of 167]

Proportion of seats held by women in national parliament > %

10.8 %

[114th of 174]

Start-up procedures to register a business > number (per capita)

11.494 per 1 million people

[26th of 171]

Suffrage

18 years of age

Time required to enforce a contract > days

972 days

[17th of 171]

Time required to start a business > days

61 days

[35th of 171]

Time to resolve insolvency > years

2 years

[115th of 151]

Trademarks, nonresidents (per capita)

751.544 per 1 million people

[42nd of 146]

UN membership date

24 Sep. 1968

Washington, D.C. embassies > Neighborhood

Cleveland Park