Outline of Swaziland
The location of Swaziland
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Swaziland:
Swaziland (officially the Kingdom of Eswatini) – 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
An enlargeable basic map of Swaziland
- Pronunciation: /swɑːzɪlænd/ or /swɑːzɪlənd/
- Common English country name: Swaziland
- Official English country name: The Kingdom of Swaziland
- 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 ISO 3166-2:SZ
- Internet country code top-level domain: .sz
Geography of Swaziland
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- Swaziland is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Time zone: South African Standard Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Swaziland
- High: Emlembe 1,862 m (6,109 ft)
- Low: Maputo River 21 m (69 ft)
- Land boundaries: 535 km
- Coastline: none
- Population of Swaziland: 1,467,152 - 154th most populous country
- Area of Swaziland: 17,364 km2
- Atlas of Swaziland
Environment of Swaziland
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- Climate of Swaziland
- Ecoregions in Swaziland
- Protected areas of Swaziland
- Wildlife of Swaziland
- Fauna of Swaziland
Natural geographic features of Swaziland
- Glaciers in Swaziland: none [2]
- Rivers of Swaziland
- World Heritage Sites in Swaziland: None
Regions of Swaziland
Ecoregions of Swaziland
Administrative divisions of Swaziland
Demography of Swaziland
Government and politics of Swaziland
- Form of government: Absolute diarchy
- Capital of Swaziland: Lobamba (royal and legislative), Mbabane (administrative)
- Elections in Swaziland
- Political parties in Swaziland
Branches of the government of Swaziland
Executive branch of the government of Swaziland
- Head of state: King of Swaziland,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Swaziland,
Legislative branch of the government of Swaziland
- Parliament of Swaziland (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Swaziland
- Lower house: House of Commons of Swaziland
Judicial branch of the government of Swaziland
Court system of Swaziland
Foreign relations of Swaziland
Foreign relations of Swaziland
International organization membership
The Kingdom of Swaziland is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Swaziland
Law of Swaziland
Military of Swaziland
- Command
- Forces
Local government in Swaziland
Local government in Swaziland
History of Swaziland
- Current events of Swaziland
Culture of Swaziland
- Cuisine of Swaziland
- Languages of Swaziland
- National symbols of Swaziland
- People of Swaziland
- Prostitution in Swaziland
- Public holidays in Swaziland
- Religion in Swaziland
- Hinduism in Swaziland
- Islam in Swaziland
- Sikhism in Swaziland
- World Heritage Sites in Swaziland: None
Art in Swaziland
Sports in Swaziland
Sports in Swaziland
Economy and infrastructure of Swaziland
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 150th (one hundred and fiftieth)
- Communications in Swaziland
- Companies of Swaziland
- Currency of Swaziland: Swazi lilangeni (SZL)
- Health care in Swaziland
- Mining in Swaziland
- Swaziland Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Swaziland
- Transport in Swaziland
Education in Swaziland
See also
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English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Swati language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
References
- 1 2 "Africa :: ESWATINI". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ↑ 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, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
External links
- Government of Swaziland
- Swaziland Travel Guide
- Touring Swaziland
- Swaziland Tourism Authority
- Swaziland Website Directory
- Swaziland Directory
- "Swaziland". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Outline of Swaziland at Curlie (based on DMOZ)
- US State Department - Swaziland includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
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