Eswatini

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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 Kingdom of Eswatini
linked to: Eswatini
currency Lilangeni
South African rand
demonym Swazi
linked to: Swazi people
drivesOn left
drivingSide left
electricityStandard 230 V, 50 Hz
formerName Swaziland
linked to: Eswatini
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 Lobamba
linked to: Mbabane
landlocked true
legalSystem mixed legal system of civil law, common law and customary law
legislativeCapital Lobamba
linked to: Mbabane
majorRiver Great Usutu River
monarchSince Mswati III, 1986
nationalDay 6 September
nationalSport football
officialLanguage English
Swazi
linked to: Swazi people
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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Roman-Dutch law appliedIn Eswatini
South Africa bordersCountry Eswatini
South African rand usedIn Eswatini
Zulu alsoSpokenIn Eswatini
Mozambique borderCountry Eswatini
Transvaal borderedBy Swaziland
linked to: Eswatini
Eswatini conventionalLongName Kingdom of Eswatini
linked to: Eswatini
Eswatini formerName Swaziland
linked to: Eswatini
Sub-Saharan Africa contains Eswatini
Haredi Jews populationCenter Eswatini
Southern Africa hasCountry Eswatini
Reed Hastings workedIn Swaziland
linked to: Eswatini
Bantu languages areSpokenIn Eswatini
Southern Bantu spokenIn Eswatini
Southern Bantu hasMemberLanguage Swazi
linked to: Eswatini
Nguni languages spokenIn Eswatini
KwaZulu-Natal bordersCountry Eswatini
Mpumalanga borders Eswatini
University of Swaziland governedBy Government of Eswatini
linked to: Eswatini
CEN-SAD memberState Eswatini
High Commissioner for Southern Africa appliesToJurisdiction Swaziland
linked to: Eswatini
Swati spokenIn Eswatini
Swati officialLanguageOf Eswatini
Swati primaryCountry Eswatini
Synod of Bishops (Anglican Church of Southern Africa) regionServed Eswatini
subject linked to: Synod of Bishops
Tsonga country Eswatini
Kalahari Basin country Eswatini
Port of Maputo servesCountry Eswatini
Mswati III positionHeld Ngwenyama of Eswatini
linked to: Eswatini
Mswati III placeOfBirth Swaziland
linked to: Eswatini
Mswati III monarchOf Eswatini
Mswati III monarchOf Swaziland
linked to: Eswatini
Mswati III headOfStateOf Eswatini