Outline of Eswatini explained

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

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Eswatini
• Official English country name: The Kingdom of Eswatini
• Common endonym(s): eSwatini
• Official endonym(s): The Kingdom of Eswatini
• Adjectival(s): Swazi
• Demonym(s): Swazi
• ISO country codes: SZ, SWZ, 748
• ISO region codes: See
• Country code top-level domain: .sz

Geography of Eswatini

Geography of Eswatini

• Eswatini is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
  • Africa
    • Southern Africa
  • Time zone: South African Standard Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Eswatini
    • High: Emlembe 18620NaN0
    • Low: Maputo River 210NaN0
  • Land boundaries: 535 km

430 km

105 km

• Coastline: none
• Population:: 1,467,152 - 154th most populous country
  • Area: 17,364 km²
• Atlas of Eswatini

Environment of Eswatini

• Climate of Eswatini
• Ecoregions in Eswatini
• Protected areas of Eswatini
  • National parks of Eswatini
• Wildlife of Eswatini
  • Fauna of Eswatini
    • Birds of Eswatini
    • Mammals of Eswatini

Natural geographic features of Eswatini

• Glaciers in Eswatini: none ^[2]
• Rivers of Eswatini
• World Heritage Sites in Eswatini: None

Regions of Eswatini

Regions of Eswatini

• Hhohho
• Lubombo
• Manzini
• Shiselweni

Ecoregions of Eswatini

List of ecoregions in Eswatini

• Ecoregions in Eswatini

Administrative divisions of Eswatini

Administrative divisions of Eswatini

• Regions of Eswatini

Demography of Eswatini

Demographics of Eswatini

Government and politics of Eswatini

Politics of Eswatini

• 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

Government of Eswatini

Executive branch of the government of Eswatini

• Head of state: King of Eswatini,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Eswatini,

Legislative branch of the government of Eswatini

• Parliament of Eswatini (bicameral)
  • Upper house

Senate of Eswatini

• • Lower house: House of Commons of Eswatini

Judicial branch of the government of Eswatini

Court system of Eswatini

Foreign relations of Eswatini

Foreign relations of Eswatini

• List of diplomatic missions in Eswatini
• Diplomatic missions of Eswatini

International organization membership

The Kingdom of Eswatini is a member of:^[1]

• African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
• African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
• African Union (AU)
• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
• Commonwealth of Nations
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
• Southern African Development Community (SADC)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Eswatini

Law of Eswatini

• Constitution of Eswatini
• Human rights in Eswatini
  • Abortion in Eswatini
  • LGBT rights in Eswatini
• Law enforcement in Eswatini

Military of Eswatini

Military of Eswatini

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
• Forces
  • Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force
  • Air Force of Eswatini

Local government in Eswatini

Local government in Eswatini

History of Eswatini

History of Eswatini

• Current events of Eswatini

Culture of Eswatini

Culture of Eswatini

• Cuisine of Eswatini
• Languages of Eswatini
• National symbols of Eswatini
  • Coat of arms of Eswatini
  • Flag of Eswatini
  • National anthem 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

• Music of Eswatini

Media in Eswatini

• Swazi Media Commentary

Sports in Eswatini

Sports in Eswatini

• Football in Eswatini
• Eswatini at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Eswatini

Economy of Eswatini

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 150th (one hundred and fiftieth)
• Telecommunications in Eswatini
  • Internet 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
  • List of airports in Eswatini
  • Rail transport in Eswatini

Education in Eswatini

Education in Eswatini

See also

• Eswatini
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa

External links

• The Government Of the Kingdom Of Eswatini (official website)
• Swaziland Travel Guide (Archived 2012)
• Official Eswatini tourism website
  • • Eswatini. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
• US State Department - Eswatini includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports

Notes and References

1. Web site: Africa :: ESWATINI. The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 12 September 2018.
2. 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.