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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siSwati spokenIn Eswatini
siSwati officialLanguageOf Eswatini
Princess Zenani of the Thembu educatedIn Eswatini
this entity surface form: Swaziland
Dlamini hasRegionOfOrigin Eswatini
Dlamini isUsedInCountry Eswatini
Swaziland National Language Board regionServed Eswatini
this entity surface form: Swaziland
COSAFA memberCountry Eswatini
Makhuwa languages spokenIn Eswatini
tso hasRegion Eswatini
southeastern Africa includesPartOf Eswatini
subject surface form: Southeastern Africa
Airlink countryServed Eswatini
Makhosetive Dlamini countryOfCitizenship Eswatini
this entity surface form: Swaziland
Makhosetive Dlamini placeOfBirth Eswatini
this entity surface form: Swaziland
Makhosetive Dlamini monarchOf Eswatini
Makhosetive Dlamini monarchOf Eswatini
this entity surface form: Swaziland
Makhosetive Dlamini realmRenamedFrom Eswatini
this entity surface form: Swaziland
Manzini country Eswatini
House of Dlamini country Eswatini
House of Dlamini associatedState Eswatini
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Eswatini
House of Dlamini associatedState Eswatini
this entity surface form: Swaziland
House of Dlamini governs Eswatini
Ngwenyama country Eswatini
Ngwenyama usedIn Eswatini
Lozitha Palace country Eswatini
Lozitha Palace locatedIn Eswatini
Lozitha Palace ownedBy Eswatini
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Eswatini
Lobamba Royal School country Eswatini
Swazi language spokenIn Eswatini