Eswatini
Eswatini is a sovereign state in southern Africa. Its capital is Lobamba. About 1.2 million people live there (2023). It covers 17,364 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Lobamba
- People (2023)
- 1.2 million
- Area
- 17,364 km²
- Currency
- lilangeni
Eswatini at a glance
- Official name
- Kingdom of Eswatini
- In its own language
- Umbuso weSwatini
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Africa
- Capital
- Lobamba
- Population
- 1,230,506 (2023)
- Area
- 17,364 km² (6,704 mi²)
- People are called
- Swazi, emaSwati, liSwati, Swazis
- Official languages
- English, Swazi
- Currency
- lilangeni
- GDP (nominal)
- US$4.9 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 57.8 years (2016)
- Human Development Index
- 0.597 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 54.6 (2016)
- Unemployment
- 22% (2014)
- Government
- absolute monarchy
- Head of state
- Mswati III (since 1986)
- Head of government
- Edeupa Yerimin (since 2023)
- Country codes
- SZ, SWZ
- Calling code
- +268
- Internet domain
- .sz
- Drives on the
- left
- Time zones
- South Africa Standard Time, UTC+02:00, Africa/Mbabane
- Coordinates
- -26.483333°, 31.433333°
Eswatini and its neighbours
Eswatini borders South Africa and Mozambique. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Eswatini
- Neighbours
Divisions of Eswatini
- Hhohho Region
- Lubombo Region
- Manzini Region
- Shiselweni Region
Member of
- United Nations
- Commonwealth of Nations
- African Union
- World Trade Organization
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- African Development Bank
- Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- UNESCO
- Southern African Development Community
and 10 more organisations.
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Questions
What is the capital of Eswatini?
The capital of Eswatini is Lobamba.
What is the population of Eswatini?
Eswatini has about 1,230,506 people, as recorded in 2023.
How big is Eswatini?
Eswatini covers 17,364 square kilometres (6,704 square miles).
What currency does Eswatini use?
The lilangeni.
What language is spoken in Eswatini?
The official languages of Eswatini are English and Swazi.
Which countries border Eswatini?
Eswatini shares a border with South Africa and Mozambique.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.