Swaziland country profile

Lead Author: Maggie Surface (other articles)
This article has been reviewed and approved by the following Topic Editor: Lakhdar Boukerrou (other articles)
Last Updated: June 4, 2008
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Grass crinum (Crinum acaule) is found in northern KwaZulu-Natal, mainly on the Maputaland coastal plain. Much of its habitat has undergone major afforestation with the introduction of exotics and the expansion of settled areas. (Source: © Patricio Robles Gil/Sierra Madre)
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Grass crinum (Crinum acaule) is found in northern KwaZulu-Natal, mainly on the Maputaland coastal plain. Much of its habitat has undergone major afforestation with the introduction of exotics and the expansion of settled areas. (Source: © Patricio Robles Gil/Sierra Madre)


  1. General overview
  2. Water in Swaziland
  3. Energy in Southern Africa
  4. Human Development Index
  5. Ecoregions:
    1. Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests
    2. Maputaland coastal forest mosaic
    3. Zambezian and Mopane woodlands
  6. Regional biodiversity hotspot (Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany)

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Surface, Maggie (Lead Author); Lakhdar Boukerrou (Topic Editor). 2008. "Swaziland country profile." In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [Published in the Encyclopedia of Earth June 4, 2008; Retrieved November 28, 2008]. <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Swaziland_country_profile>
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