Swaziland - Economic sectors

The economy of Swaziland depends on soft drinks concentrates and sugar cane for export revenue and on South Africa, which provides significant trade investment and employment. However, Swaziland has one of the best

Communications
Country	Telephones a	Telephones, Mobile/Cellular a	Radio Stations b	Radios a	TV Stations a	Televisions a	Internet Service Providers c	Internet Users c
Swaziland	33,500 (2000)	30,000 (2000)	AM 7; FM 6 (2000)	155,000	10 (2000)	21,000	3	4,000
United States	194 M	69.209 M (1998)	AM 4,762; FM 5,542;shortwave 18	575 M	1,500	219 M	7,800	148 M
South Africa	5.075 M (1999)	2 M (1999)	AM 14; FM 347;shortwave 1	13.75 M	556	5.2 M	44	1.82 M
Lesotho	20,000	1,262 (1996)	AM 1; FM 2;shortwave 1	104,000	1 (2000)	54,000	1	1,000
a Data is for 1997 unless otherwise noted.
b Data is for 1998 unless otherwise noted.
c Data is for 2000 unless otherwise noted.
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook 2001 [Online].

business environments in Africa as a result of its liberal policies towards foreign and private investment since independence. In 2000, the composition of Swaziland's GDP was as follows: agriculture, 10 percent; industry, 46 percent; and services, 44 percent.