Eswatini
Kingdom of Eswatini
Eswatini sits in Southern Africa and uses SZL - Swazi lilangeni (L), ZAR - South African rand (R). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Mbabane
Population
1.2M
Area
17.4K km2
Population
1.2M
1,236,126 people
Area
17.4K km2
17,364 square kilometers
Density
71/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Mbabane
-26.31, 31.13
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Eswatini, officially listed here as Kingdom of Eswatini, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Eswatini, SZ, SWZ, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Eswatini is grouped under Africa, more specifically Southern Africa, with Africa shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 1,236,126 people and a land area of 17,364 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 71 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is -26.5, 31.5, while the capital coordinate reference is -26.31, 31.13. Eswatini shares listed land borders with MOZ, ZAF, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (legislative). The largest city entries shown for this country are Lobamba, Manzini, Mbabane, Nhlangano and Siteki. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Eswatini, capital of Eswatini, and major urban areas in Eswatini. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary diarchic absolute monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include African Union, Commonwealth and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Eswatini uses calling code +268, postal format @###, and time zone data listed as UTC+02:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists SZL - Swazi lilangeni (L) and ZAR - South African rand (R), while language records include English and Swazi. Vehicle data records the driving side as left and vehicle sign codes as SD. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 54.6 for 2016.
How to use this profile
This Eswatini profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
SZ / SWZ
Top-level domains
.sz
Continents
Africa
Border countries
MOZ, ZAF
Driving side
left
Vehicle signs
SD
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Eswatini is represented by the SZ country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Lobamba
Hhohho
114,585
primary
#2
Manzini
Manzini
110,508
admin
#3
Mbabane
Hhohho
76,218
primary
#4
Nhlangano
Shiselweni
9,016
admin
#5
Siteki
Lubombo
6,381
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary diarchic absolute monarchy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+268
Postal format
@###
Timezones
UTC+02:00
Languages
English, Swazi
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
54.6
2016