Swaziland: Geography#
| Location | Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 26 30 S, 31 30 E -26.5,31.5 |
| Area | total: 17,364 sq km land: 17,204 sq km water: 160 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 535 km border countries: Mozambique 105 km, South Africa 430 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Great Usutu River 21 m highest point: Emlembe 1,862 m |
| Highest Mountains | As there is no entry in Wolfram we are listing mountain list of Geonames only: According to Geonames: Mlembe 1862 m; Ngwenya 1800 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | mostly mountains and hills; some moderately sloping plains |
| Natural Hazards | drought |
| Natural Resource | asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc |
| Land Use | arable land: 10.08% permanent crops: 0.86% other: 89.06% (2011) |
| Climate | varies from tropical to near temperate |
| Irrigated Land | 498.5 sq km (2003) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 4.51 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | 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 |
| Large Cities | Manzini; Mbabane; Big Bend; Malkerns; Nhlangano [Verified] Important Cities |
| Geography-note | landlocked; almost completely surrounded by South Africa |