Fiji to Swaziland: A Few Must-Know facts about Swaziland

Swaziland is very slightly smaller than Fiji. Fiji is the 155^th biggest country in the world. Swaziland is the 157^th. (156 is Kuwait)
Distance from Fiji to Swaziland: 13,931.5km. (google maps). That's longer than the Earth's diameter itself.
The current King is King Mswati III. He has 14 wives and 24 children.
King Mswati III is one of the last absolute monarchs in the world. Swaziland is one of the few absolute Monarchies remaining today.
Mbabane is the capital city. Pronunciations range from ‘Mba-ba-ne to Mbabon, even amongst locals. The other major city is Manzini, about an hour away. Neither town is the size of Suva. Closer to Lautoka maybe.
The main industry is the service industry. The main trading partner is South Africa.
Emalageni is the currency
The main highway is amazingly good. Makes Fiji's Queen's Road look like a driveway.
One must be careful of snakes, crocodiles, lions, leopards, and mosquitoes. (which may carry malaria in some parts)
Borders: to the West/South/North, South Africa. To the East, Mozambique.

On a more shocking note…

· More than 60% of the population lives on less than one US dollar per day.
· Swaziland has the highest HIV/AIDS infection rate in the world. 26.1%. That is one in four people.
· Among 20 to 30 year olds this rate increases to an extraordinary 52%.
· Swaziland also has the lowest life expectancy in the world of 48 years (WHO). 32 years according to Wikipedia.

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Fiji to Swaziland