Capital: Mbabane Area: 17,400 sq km / 6,716 sq ml Language: Swazi, English Currency: Lilangeni Population: 1,161,219 Life expectancy: 53 (men), 60 (women) Literacy rate: 72% Religions: Christian, animist Physical features: Central valley, mountains in the west, plateau in the east Ethnic distribution: Swazi, Zulu, Tonga and Shangaan and European minorities Exports: Sugar, canned fruit, wood pulp, asbestos