The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Eswatini:
Eswatini (officially the Kingdom of Eswatini) – is a small, landlocked, sovereign country located in Southern Africa, bordered by South Africa on three sides except to the east, where it borders Mozambique.[1] The country, inhabited primarily by Bantu-speaking Swazi people, is named after the 19th-century king Mswati II, from whom the people also take their name.
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /ˌɛswɑːˈtiːni/
- Common English country name: Eswatini
- Official English country name: The Kingdom of Eswatini
- Common endonym(s): eSwatini
- Official endonym(s): The Kingdom of Eswatini[citation needed]
- Adjectival(s): Swazi
- Demonym(s): Swazi
- ISO country codes: SZ, SWZ, 748
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SZ
- Country code top-level domain: .sz
Geography of Eswatini
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- Eswatini is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Time zone: South African Standard Time (UTC 02)
- Extreme points of Eswatini
- High: Emlembe 1,862 m (6,109 ft)
- Low: Maputo River 21 m (69 ft)
- Land boundaries: 535 km
South Africa 430 km
Mozambique 105 km
- Coastline: none
- Population:: 1,467,152[when?] - 154th most populous country[when?]
- Area: 17,364 km2
- Atlas of Eswatini
Environment of Eswatini
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- Climate of Eswatini
- Ecoregions in Eswatini
- Protected areas of Eswatini
- Wildlife of Eswatini
- Fauna of Eswatini
Natural geographic features of Eswatini
edit- Glaciers in Eswatini: none [2]
- Rivers of Eswatini
- World Heritage Sites in Eswatini: None
Regions of Eswatini
editEcoregions of Eswatini
editList of ecoregions in Eswatini
Administrative divisions of Eswatini
editAdministrative divisions of Eswatini
Demography of Eswatini
editGovernment and politics of Eswatini
edit- Form of government: Absolute diarchy
- Capital of Eswatini: Lobamba (royal and legislative), Mbabane (administrative)
- Elections in Eswatini
- List of political parties in Eswatini
Branches of the government of Eswatini
editExecutive branch of the government of Eswatini
edit- Head of state: King of Eswatini,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Eswatini,
Legislative branch of the government of Eswatini
edit- Parliament of Eswatini (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Eswatini
- Lower house: House of Commons of Eswatini
Judicial branch of the government of Eswatini
editCourt system of Eswatini
Foreign relations of Eswatini
editInternational organization membership
editThe Kingdom of Eswatini is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Eswatini
editLaw of Eswatini
Military of Eswatini
edit- Command
- Forces
Local government in Eswatini
editLocal government in Eswatini
History of Eswatini
edit- Current events of Eswatini
Culture of Eswatini
edit- Cuisine of Eswatini
- Languages of Eswatini
- National symbols of Eswatini
- People of Eswatini
- Prostitution in Eswatini
- Public holidays in Eswatini
- Religion in Eswatini
- Hinduism in Eswatini
- Islam in Eswatini
- Sikhism in Eswatini
- World Heritage Sites in Eswatini: None
Art in Eswatini
editMedia in Eswatini
editSports in Eswatini
editSports in Eswatini
Economy and infrastructure of Eswatini
edit- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 150th (one hundred and fiftieth)
- Telecommunications in Eswatini
- List of companies of Eswatini
- Currency of Eswatini: Swazi lilangeni (SZL)
- Health in Eswatini
- Mining in Eswatini
- Eswatini Stock Market
- Tourism in Eswatini
- Transport in Eswatini
Education in Eswatini
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Africa :: ESWATINI". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, September 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Outline of Eswatini.
Wikimedia Atlas of Outline of Eswatini
- The Government Of the Kingdom Of Eswatini (official website)
- Swaziland Travel Guide (Archived 2012)
- Official Eswatini tourism website
- Wikimedia Atlas of Eswatini
Eswatini travel guide from Wikivoyage- Eswatini. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- US State Department - Eswatini includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
