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Eswatini 🇸🇿

Eswatini is a country in Africa with a population of 1,201,670. Its capital is Mbabane. The official currency is SZL, and the main languages are Swazi, English.

Quick facts

  • Capital: Mbabane
  • Continent: Africa
  • Population: 1,201,670
  • Area: 17,364 km²
  • Density: 69.2 people per km²
  • Currency: SZL
  • Languages: Swazi, English
  • ISO code: SZ

Where Eswatini sits

Eswatini 🇸🇿 is one of 54 countries in Africa, with its capital at Mbabane. It covers 17,364 square kilometres — 154th in the world — and is home to about 1,201,670 people, 158th globally.

The countries it shares a continent with include Nigeria, Ethiopia, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. If you are learning geography region by region — which works far better than alphabetically, because memory for places is spatial — those are the ones to learn alongside it.

How Eswatini compares

Raw figures are hard to hold on their own, so it helps to anchor them. In population, Eswatini sits closest to Cyprus and Djibouti. In land area, its nearest counterparts are Kuwait and Fiji.

At 69.2 people per square kilometre it is somewhat above the world average of 59.4. It ranks higher by area than by population, so it is more spacious than its population alone suggests.

Swazi is listed as official in Eswatini alone. The SZL is used by Eswatini and no one else.

To see Eswatini next to every other country, sort the country rankings by population, area or density; its currency and languages are listed alongside every other country's in world currencies and world languages.

How to remember Eswatini

Eswatini was called Swaziland until 2018, so both names mean the same country. It has two capitals: Mbabane, where the government works, and Lobamba, the royal and parliamentary capital. Most quizzes want Mbabane.

The flag of Eswatini: blue, yellow, red and black-and-white

🇸🇿 The flag is horizontal stripes of blue, yellow, a wide red band, yellow and blue, with a black-and-white Nguni shield, two spears and a staff across the red. Blue stands for peace, yellow for the country's resources and red for battles of the past. The shield stands for protection.

Region and neighbours

Eswatini is a small landlocked country in southern Africa, almost surrounded by South Africa. It shares land borders with 2 countries: South Africa and Mozambique. Eswatini is landlocked, with no coast on the open ocean.

Three facts about Eswatini

  1. The country changed its English name from Swaziland to Eswatini in 2018.
  2. Eswatini is one of the last absolute monarchies in the world, ruled by a king.
  3. It is one of the smallest countries in Africa.

Sources: Wikipedia: Eswatini, Wikipedia: Flag of Eswatini, Wikipedia: Mbabane, CIA World Factbook.

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Quizzes that include Eswatini

Three angles are worth covering for any country — where it is, what its flag looks like, and what its capital is. For Eswatini those are:

Doing all three for one continent before moving on is far more efficient than learning flags globally, then capitals globally, then the map.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the colours of the Eswatini flag?

The flag of Eswatini is horizontal stripes of blue, yellow, a wide red band, yellow and blue, with a black-and-white Nguni shield, two spears and a staff across the red. Blue stands for peace, yellow for the country's resources and red for battles of the past. The shield stands for protection.

Which countries border Eswatini?

Eswatini shares land borders with South Africa and Mozambique.

How can I remember the capital of Eswatini?

Eswatini was called Swaziland until 2018, so both names mean the same country. It has two capitals: Mbabane, where the government works, and Lobamba, the royal and parliamentary capital. Most quizzes want Mbabane.