Swaziland

Kingdom of Eswatini Umbuso waseSwatini (Swazi)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "Siyinqaba" (Swazi) "We are a fortress" "We are a mystery" "We hide ourselves away" "We are powerful ones"
Anthem: "Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati" "Oh God, Bestower of the Blessings of the Swazi'"
Location of Eswatini (dark blue) – in Africa (light blue) – in the African Union (light blue)
Capital	Mbabane(executive) Lobamba(legislative) 26°30′S31°30′E / 26.500°S 31.500°E / -26.500; 31.500Coordinates: 26°30′S31°30′E / 26.500°S 31.500°E / -26.500; 31.500
Largest city	Mbabane
Official languages	Siswati English
Ethnic groups	84% Swazi 10% Zulu 3% European
Religion ^[1]	88.1% Christianity —82.3% Protestantism —5.8% Other Christian 10.1% Unaffiliated 1.0% Traditional faiths 0.8% Others
Demonym(s)	Swati/Swazi
Government	Unitary absolute monarchy

• King	Mswati III
• Prime Minister	Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini

Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Assembly
Independence from the United Kingdom

• Granted	6 September 1968
• United Nations membership	24 September 1968
• Current constitution	2005^[2]^[3]^[4]

Area
• Total	17,364 km² (6,704 sq mi) (153rd)
• Water (%)	0.9
Population
• 2018 estimate	1,136,281^[5]^[6] (155th)
• 2017 census	1,093,238^[7]
• Density	68.2/km² (176.6/sq mi) (135th)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$12.293 billion
• Per capita	$11,089^[8]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$4.662 billion
• Per capita	$4,146^[8]
Gini (2015)	49.5^[9] high
HDI (2018)	0.608^[10] medium · 138th
Currency	Swazi lilangeni (SZL) South African rand (ZAR)
Time zone	UTC+2 (SAST)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+268
ISO 3166 code	SZ
Internet TLD	.sz
Website www.gov.sz

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