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- <text>
- <title>
- Swaziland: Travel
- </title>
- <article>
- <hdr>
- Background Notes: Swaziland
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Customs: US citizens do not need visas to enter Swaziland.
- </p>
- <p> Climate: Swaziland's climate is moderate, similar to that of
- the middle Atlantic states but with the seasons reversed.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Adequate medical care is available in Swaziland for
- routine illnesses. Serious illnesses and accidents must be
- treated in South Africa or elsewhere. Tap water should be boiled
- or filtered. The climate is basically healthful.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: International and local telephone and
- telegraph services are available. Mbabane is seven time zones
- ahead of eastern standard time.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: Regular air service to and from Matsapa
- airport, near Mbabane and Manzini, links Swaziland with major
- international routes. Taxis and rental cars are available at the
- airport and in Mbabane.
- </p>
- <p> National Holidays: Businesses and the US Embassy may be
- closed on the following Swazi holidays:
- </p>
- <table>
- Good Friday Varies
- Easter Monday Varies
- King's Birthday April 19
- National Flag Day April 25
- Ascension Day May 12
- Public Holiday July 22
- Reed Dance Varies--August or September
- Independence Day September 6
- Christmas Day December 25
- Boxing Day December 26
- Incwala Varies--December or January
- </table>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- May 1990.
- </p>
- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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