Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital. Nearly all of the country's people are Swazi. About one-fifth of the people retain their traditional religious beliefs, and almost all the remainder are at least nominally Christians. The official languages of Swaziland are Siswati, a Bantu language, and English. The majority of the working population in Swaziland is engaged in subsistence farming and cattle raising.
Corn is the major food crop.
The chief commercial crops are sugar, cotton, tobacco, sorghum, and citrus fruit. Forestry production is increasingly important. Diamonds, asbestos, gold, coal, and kaolin are the main mineral resources. Light manufacturing industries are being developed, and tourism is a growing industry. The principal exports are sugar, wood products, fruit, diamonds, and asbestos.