Natural Resources and Trade

Swaziland has many natural resources but the ones they are most known for are their forest and coal.

The forest of Swaziland are known for their pine and eucalyptus and home to some of the largest planted forest spanning 397,839 acres.

The main colliery in Swaziland is the Maloma colliery and it produces anthracite

There are many other natural resources such as asbestos, gold, diamonds, quarry stone, talc, clay, cassiterite, and hydropower.

The forest in Swaziland has been the biggest change over the years in the fact they have decreased while the number in other countries in South Africa have increased in 1990 it was said there were 160,000 by 1995 135,000 and that number has for the most part stayed the same. These forest help create financial capital for Swaziland. However, South Africa is the main driving force for domestic commerce, and the most developed distribution routes connect to South Africa. Even in foreign trade most imports originated or were transit through South Africa.

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