Three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue; the red band is edged in yellow; centered in the red band is a large black and white shield covering two spears and a staff decorated with feather tassels, all placed horizontally.
Mbabane Lobamba is the royal and legislative capital
Administrative divisions:
4 districts: Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, and Shiselweni.
Population:
1,123,605 (July 2002 est.) estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS, this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected
Languages:
English (official, government business conducted in English), siSwati (official)
Geographic coordinates:
26° 30' S, 31° 30' E
Area total:
17,363 sq. km
Land area:
17,203 sq. km
Water area:
160 sq. km
Total land boundaries:
535 km
Borders with neighbor countries:
Mozambique 105 km, South Africa 430 km
Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
Elevation extremes:
Great Usutu River 21 m - Emlembe 1,862 m
Internet country code:
.sz
Currency:
lilangeni (SZL)
Name - conventional long form:
Kingdom of Eswatini
Name - conventional short form:
Eswatini
Name - local long form:
Umbuso weSwatini
Name - local short form:
eSwatini
Former name:
Kingdom of Swaziland
Name - notes:
Name changed in 19 April 2018.
Independence:
6 September 1968 (from UK)
Constitution:
none, constitution of 6 September 1968 was suspended 12 April 1973, a new constitution was promulgated 13 October 1978, but was not formally presented to the people, since then a few more outlines for a constitution have been compiled under the Constitutional Review Commission (CRC), but so far none have been accepted
Government type:
monarchy, independent member of Commonwealth
National holiday:
Independence Day (Somhlolo Day), 6 September (1968)
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