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Swaziland


(SWAH-zee-land) Kingdom in southeastern Africa, bordered by South Africa to the south, west, and north, and Mozambique to the east.	1
‡ In 1903, Swaziland became a British territory. It became fully independent in 1968.	2
‡ The Swazi people resisted Afrikaner demands for incorporation into South Africa. After the collapse of apartheid, Swaziland established diplomatic relations with South Africa.	3

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Edited by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James Trefil. Copyright © 2002 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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