Swaziland

Swaziland - the state in Southeast Africa, in the east adjoining with Mozambique, and in the north, the south and the West - from the republic of South Africa. The square - 17,4  thousand sq. km. Swaziland - a monarchy, the head of the state - the king. The country is included into British Commonwealth. Official languages - svazi and English.

The Nature of small Swaziland is rather diverse. A surface of the country three steps the in width to 70-80  km is lowered from the West to the east to mounts Lebombo. Two top steps - a plateau from granite and gneisses (High and Average Veld) altitude 1000-1500 and 400-800  m accordingly. The third step - flat plain (Low Veld) altitude 150-300  m. the Climate varies from moderately warm on High Velde (deposits - from 1500 to 2500  mm a year - fall out in the core in the summer, temperatures fluctuate from 12 °C in July (winter) to 23  °C in February) to warmer and dry on Average Velde both hot and dry on Low Velde (summer temperatures attain 40  °C, a precipitation - nearby 500  mm a year). The rivers of Swaziland (Komati, Usutu, Umbuluzi, Umkondo, etc.) porozhisty, but on plain their flow is retarded, in some places they spread and bog locality. The country flora numbers 2,4  thousand aspects - from lichens and ferns to Indiarubber plants and magnolias. The West High Velda - the country of mountain meadows and akatsievyh woods (though the square last is hardly devided out by cuttings down). Region evergreen subtropical vegetation gradually passing in savannah Low Velda with baobabs and bushes In the east begins. The fauna is rich enough: from large animals there are dark blue water buffaloes, vintorogie antelopes, zebras, river horses.

The population Bulk (all - nearby 814  thousand persons) - svazi, belonging to language bunch to a bow and occupied with cattle breeding and farming agriculture. Musical instruments svazi - stringed (more often it is the strings attached to an empty pumpkin - a calabash), wind instruments (for example, from a horn of an antelope), drums are diverse. Unique rather large city and country capital - Mbabane.