Eswatini

E16080

Eswatini is a small landlocked monarchy in Southern Africa known for its blend of traditional Swazi culture and modern institutions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landlocked country
monarchy
sovereign state
AfricanUnionMember true
area about 17364 square kilometres
borderCountry Mozambique
South Africa
callingCode +268
capital Mbabane
climate subtropical
CommonwealthOfNationsMember true
continent Africa
conventionalLongName Eswatini self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kingdom of Eswatini
currency Lilangeni
South African rand
demonym Swazi people
surface form: Swazi
drivesOn left
drivingSide left
electricityStandard 230 V, 50 Hz
formerName Eswatini self-linksurface differs
surface form: Swaziland
governmentType absolute monarchy
headOfGovernment Mswati III
headOfState Mswati III
independenceDate 1968-09-06
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internetTLD .sz
ISO3166-1Alpha2 SZ
ISO3166-1Alpha3 SWZ
judicialCapital Mbabane
surface form: Lobamba
landlocked true
legalSystem mixed legal system of civil law, common law and customary law
legislativeCapital Mbabane
surface form: Lobamba
majorRiver Great Usutu River
monarchSince Mswati III, 1986
nationalDay 6 September
nationalSport football
officialLanguage English
Swazi people
surface form: Swazi
populationEstimate approximately 1.2 million
populationEstimateYear 2023
primaryEthnicGroup Swazi people
region Southern Africa
religionMajority Christianity
seatOfGovernment Mbabane
timeZone UTC+2
titleOfHeadOfGovernment King
titleOfHeadOfState King
UNMemberState true

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UNISWA country Eswatini
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Eswatini
UNISWA formerCountryNameContext Eswatini
this entity surface form: Swaziland
UNISWA regionServed Eswatini
UNISWA affiliation Eswatini
this entity surface form: Government of Eswatini
Institute of Distance Education countryFormerNameContext Eswatini
this entity surface form: Swaziland
CMA country Eswatini
subject surface form: Common Monetary Area
CMA memberState Eswatini
subject surface form: Common Monetary Area
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Eswatini
Kaapvaal Craton country Eswatini
Luyengo Campus country Eswatini
Luyengo Campus formerCountryNameContext Eswatini
this entity surface form: Swaziland
Faculty of Agriculture country Eswatini
subject surface form: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Swaziland
Faculty of Agriculture formerCountryNameContext Eswatini
subject surface form: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Swaziland
this entity surface form: Swaziland
Faculty of Agriculture regionServed Eswatini
subject surface form: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Swaziland
Faculty of Commerce country Eswatini
subject surface form: Faculty of Commerce, University of Swaziland
Faculty of Commerce regionServed Eswatini
subject surface form: Faculty of Commerce, University of Swaziland
Faculty of Social Science country Eswatini
subject surface form: Faculty of Social Science, University of Swaziland
Faculty of Social Science regionServed Eswatini
subject surface form: Faculty of Social Science, University of Swaziland
Faculty of Education country Eswatini
subject surface form: Faculty of Education, University of Swaziland
Faculty of Education regionServed Eswatini
subject surface form: Faculty of Education, University of Swaziland
Mbombela nearBorderWith Eswatini
British South Africa successorState Eswatini
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Eswatini
Faculty of Humanities country Eswatini
subject surface form: Faculty of Humanities (University of Swaziland)
Faculty of Humanities formerCountryNameContext Eswatini
subject surface form: Faculty of Humanities (University of Swaziland)
this entity surface form: Swaziland
Faculty of Humanities regionServed Eswatini
subject surface form: Faculty of Humanities (University of Swaziland)
Faculty of Science country Eswatini
subject surface form: Faculty of Science, University of Swaziland
Faculty of Science regionServed Eswatini
subject surface form: Faculty of Science, University of Swaziland
Bantu peoples includeEthnicGroup Eswatini
this entity surface form: Swazi
Bantu T languages spokenIn Eswatini
Natal, South Africa borderedBy Eswatini
this entity surface form: Swaziland (Eswatini)
Kwaluseni country Eswatini
Kwaluseni locatedIn Eswatini
Kwaluseni belongsTo Eswatini
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Eswatini
Majuba Hill nearBorderWith Eswatini
Nguni people region Eswatini
Langa hasNotableUsage Eswatini
Guttera verreauxi foundIn Eswatini
SADC Summit countryServed Eswatini
Matsapha country Eswatini
Matsapha locatedIn Eswatini
Matsapha formerCountryNameContext Eswatini
this entity surface form: Swaziland