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is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Eswatini: Eswatini (officially the Kingdom of Eswatini) – is a small, landlocked,

sovereign country A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined terr ...

located in

Southern Africa Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number o ...

, bordered by

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...

on three sides except to the east, where it borders

Mozambique Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...

. The country, inhabited primarily by

Bantu-speaking The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) are a large family of languages spoken by the Bantu people of Central, Southern, Eastern africa and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages. The tot ...

Swazi Swazi may refer to: * Swazi people, a people of southeastern Africa * Swazi language * Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked coun ...

people, is named after the 19th-century king

Mswati II King Mswati II (Born:1820–Died:1868), also known as Mswati and Mavuso III, was the king of Eswatini between 1850 and 1868. He was also the eponym of Eswatini. Mswati is considered to be one of the greatest fighting kings of Eswatini. Under h ...

, from whom the people also take their name.

General reference

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: * Common English country name: Eswatini * Official English country name: The Kingdom of Eswatini * Common endonym(s): eSwatini * Official endonym(s): The Kingdom of Eswatini * Adjectival(s): Swazi * Demonym(s): Swazi *

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: SZ, SWZ, 748 *

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: See ISO 3166-2:SZ *

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: .sz

Geography of Eswatini

Geography of Eswatini * Eswatini is: a

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* Location: ** Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere **

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

***

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South African Standard Time South African Standard Time (SAST) is the time zone used by all of South Africa as well as Eswatini and Lesotho. The zone is two hours ahead of UTC ( UTC+02:00) and is the same as Central Africa Time. Daylight saving time is not observed in ...

(

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) ** Extreme points of Eswatini *** High: Emlembe *** Low:

Maputo River The Maputo River (Portuguese ''Rio Maputo''), also called Great Usutu River, Lusutfu River, or Suthu River, is a river in South Africa, Eswatini, and Mozambique. The name ''Suthu'' refers to Basotho people who lived near the source of the river, ...

** Land boundaries: 535 km :: 430 km :: 105 km :* Coastline: ''none'' * Population:: 1,467,152 - 154th most populous country * * Area: 17,364 km² * Atlas of Eswatini

Environment of Eswatini

* Climate of Eswatini * Ecoregions in Eswatini *

Protected areas of Eswatini Protected areas of Eswatini include any geographical area protected for a specific use inside the landlocked country of Eswatini, in southern Africa. Within Eswatini there is a mix of national, private and community-owned protected areas. They in ...

** National parks of Eswatini * Wildlife of Eswatini ** Fauna of Eswatini *** Birds of Eswatini ***

Mammals of Eswatini Mammals () are a group of vertebrate animals constituting the class Mammalia (), characterized by the presence of mammary glands which in females produce milk for feeding (nursing) their young, a neocortex (a region of the brain), fur or ...

Natural geographic features of Eswatini

* Glaciers in Eswatini: none The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...

and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). Se
Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, September 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
/ref> * List of rivers of Eswatini, Rivers of Eswatini * World Heritage Sites in Eswatini: None

Regions of Eswatini

Regions of Eswatini *Hhohho *Lubombo Region, Lubombo *Manzini Region, Manzini *Shiselweni

Ecoregions of Eswatini

List of ecoregions in Eswatini * Ecoregions in Eswatini

Administrative divisions of Eswatini

Administrative divisions of Eswatini * Regions of Eswatini

Demography of Eswatini

Demographics of Eswatini

Government and politics of Eswatini

Politics of Eswatini * Form of government: Absolute monarchy, Absolute diarchy * Capital (political), Capital of Eswatini: Capital of Eswatini, Lobamba (royal and legislative), Mbabane (administrative) * Elections in Eswatini * List of political parties in Eswatini

Branches of the government of Eswatini

Government of Eswatini

Executive branch of the government of Eswatini

* Head of state: King of Eswatini, * Head of government: Prime Minister of Eswatini,

Legislative branch of the government of Eswatini

* Parliament of Eswatini (bicameral) **Upper house: Senate of Eswatini ** Lower house: House of Commons of Eswatini

Judicial branch of the government of Eswatini

Court system of Eswatini

Foreign relations of Eswatini

Foreign relations of Eswatini * List of diplomatic missions in Eswatini * List of diplomatic missions of Eswatini, Diplomatic missions of Eswatini

International organization membership

The Kingdom of Eswatini is a member of: *African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) *African Development Bank Group (AfDB) *African Union (AU) *Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) *Commonwealth of Nations *Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) *Group of 77 (G77) *International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) *International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) *International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) *International Development Association (IDA) *International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) *International Finance Corporation (IFC) *International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) *International Labour Organization (ILO) *International Monetary Fund (IMF) *International Olympic Committee (IOC) *International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent) *International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) *International Telecommunication Union (ITU) *International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) *International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) *Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) *Nonaligned Movement (NAM) *Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) *Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) *Southern African Customs Union (SACU) *Southern African Development Community (SADC) *United Nations (UN) *United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) *United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) *United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) *Universal Postal Union (UPU) *World Customs Organization (WCO) *World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) *World Health Organization (WHO) *World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) *World Meteorological Organization (WMO) *World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) *World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Eswatini

Law of Eswatini * Constitution of Eswatini * Human rights in Eswatini **LGBT rights in Eswatini * Law enforcement in Eswatini

Military of Eswatini

Military of Eswatini * Command ** Commander-in-chief: * Forces **Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force ** Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force#Air Force, Air Force of Eswatini

Local government in Eswatini

History of Eswatini

History of Eswatini * Current events of Eswatini

Culture of Eswatini

Culture of Eswatini * Cuisine of Eswatini * Languages of Eswatini * National symbols of Eswatini **Coat of arms of Eswatini ** Flag of Eswatini ** Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati, National anthem of Eswatini * People of Eswatini * Prostitution in Eswatini * Public holidays in Eswatini * Religion in Eswatini **Religion in Eswatini#Other religions, Hinduism in Eswatini ** Islam in Eswatini ** Sikhism in Eswatini * World Heritage Sites in Eswatini: None

Art in Eswatini

* Music of Eswatini

Media in Eswatini

* Swazi Media Commentary

Sports in Eswatini

Sports in Eswatini * Football in Eswatini * Eswatini at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Eswatini

Economy of Eswatini * List of countries by GDP (nominal), Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 150th (one hundred and fiftieth) * Telecommunications in Eswatini **Telecommunications in Eswatini#Internet, Internet in Eswatini * List of companies of Eswatini * Currency of Eswatini: Swazi lilangeni (SZL) * Health in Eswatini * Mining in Eswatini * Eswatini Stock Market * Tourism in Eswatini * Transport in Eswatini **List of airports in Eswatini ** Rail transport in Eswatini

Education in Eswatini

References

External links

The Government Of the Kingdom Of Eswatini
(official website)
Swaziland Travel Guide (Archived 2012)

Official Eswatini tourism website
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Eswatini
''The World Factbook''. Central Intelligence Agency.
US State Department - ''Eswatini''
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