Eswatini

Kingdom of eSwatini Umbuso weSwatini  (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′S 31°30′E / 26.500°S 31.500°E / -26.500; 31.500
Largest city	Mbabane
Official languages	English
National language	Swazi
Demonym(s)	Swazi
Government	Unitary parliamentary absolute diarchy
• Ngwenyama	Mswati III
• Prime Minister	Russell 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 [1][2][3]
Area
• Total	17,364 km2 (6,704 sq mi) (153rd)
• Water (%)	0.9
Population
• 2021 estimate	1,192,271[4][5] (155th)
• 2017 census	1,093,238[6]
• Density	68.2/km2 (176.6/sq mi) (135th)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$12.293 billion
• Per capita	$11,089[7]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$4.662 billion
• Per capita	$4,206[7]
Gini (2015)	49.5[8] high
HDI (2019)	0.611[9] 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

Eswatini (or Swaziland) is a country in Africa. It is officially the Kingdom of eSwatini (Umbuso weSwatini). It was called Swaziland until April 2018.

1. ↑ "Laws" (PDF). www.wipo.int. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
2. ↑ "THE CONSTITUTION OF THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND ACT" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
3. ↑ "Constitution" (PDF). www.gov.sz. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
4. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
5. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX). population.un.org ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
6. ↑ "Swaziland Releases Population Count from 2017 Census". United Nations Population Fund. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". www.imf.org.
8. ↑ "Swaziland – Country partnership strategy FY2015-2018". World Bank. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
9. ↑ "Human Development Reports – Eswatini (Kingdom of) – Human Development Indicators". United Nations Development Programme. May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.