FACTBOX-Key issues in South Africa under Zuma

PRETORIA, May 9 (Reuters) - Jacob Zuma was sworn in as president of South Africa on Saturday after a remarkable political comeback, taking over a faltering economy plagued by crime, poverty and AIDS.

Below are key issues in South Africa, the continent's biggest economy and a regional diplomatic power:

ECONOMY

-- The economy shrank by 1.8 percent in the fourth-quarter of 2008, as manufacturing output plunged in the wake of the global financial crisis.

-- Manufacturing output fell 15 percent in February, a record year-on-year drop, having slumped by 12.9 percent in the year to January, making the first recession in 17 years likely.

-- Inflation has been above the central bank's 3 to 6 percent target band since April 2007. It peaked in August 2008 and stood at 8.6 percent year-on-year in February.

CORRUPTION