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ID: 7001725
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Record Type: administrative |
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Swaziland (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 26 30 00 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -26.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 031 30 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 31.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area was home of early Niger-Kordofanian populations; settled by Swazi branch of Zulu nation early 1880s; nearly surrounded by South Africa, but guaranteed independence by Transvaal & Britain 1880s; administered by British governor after Boer War; official languages are English & Swazi. |
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| Swaziland (preferred,C,V,English-P,U,N)
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| Swaziland (French-P,U,N)
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| Kingdom of Swaziland (C,V,English,U,N)
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| eSwatini (C,V,Swati (Swazi)-P,U,N)
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| Umbuso weSwatini (C,V,Swati (Swazi),U,N)
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| Royaume du Swaziland (C,O,French,U,N)
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| Swazilandia (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Reino de Swazilandia (C,V,Spanish,U,N)
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| Suazilândia (C,O)
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| Swasiland (C,O)
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| SWZ (C,O,ISO3L)
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| SZ (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO748 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| WZ00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Swazi (C,O,English,U,A)
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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gained independence in 1968 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| kingdom (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| member of .... |
Commonwealth of Nations .......... (association) |
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(World) [7005615] |
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joined association in 1968 |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
| ................ |
joined organization in 1968 |
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