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Kingdom of Eswatini
Umbuso weSwatini  (Swazi)
Flag of Eswatini
Motto: 
Anthem: 
Location of  Eswatini  (dark blue) – in Africa  (light blue) – in the African Union  (light blue)
Location of  Eswatini  (dark blue)

– in Africa  (light blue)
– in the African Union  (light blue)

Location of Eswatini
Capital

26°30′S 31°30′E / 26.500°S 31.500°E / -26.500; 31.500Coordinates: 26°30′S 31°30′E / 26.500°S 31.500°E / -26.500; 31.500
Official languagesEnglish
Swazi
Demonym(s)Swazi
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary absolute diarchy
• Ngwenyama
Mswati III
Russell Dlamini
LegislatureParliament
Senate
House of Assembly
Independence from the United Kingdom
• Granted
6 September 1968
24 September 1968
2005
Area
• Total
Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (153rd)
• Water (%)
0.9
Population
• 2016 estimate
(155th)
• 2017 census
1,093,238
• Density
Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (135th)
GDP (PPP)2019 estimate
• Total
$12.293 billion
• Per capita
$11,089
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
$4.662 billion
• Per capita
$4,206
Gini (2015) 49.5
high
HDI (2019)Increase 0.611
medium · 138th
Currency
Time zoneUTC+2 (SAST)
Driving sideleft
Calling code+268
ISO 3166 codeSZ
Internet TLD.sz
Website
www.gov.sz

Eswatini (or Swaziland) is a country in Africa. It is officially the Kingdom of Eswatini (Umbuso weSwatini). It was called Swaziland until April 2018.

Its capital is Mbabane. The country is named after the 19th-century king Mswati II. Eswatini was colonized by the British and the Boers at the end of the 19th century.

Eswatini is a small country. It is no more than 200 kilometres (120 mi) north to south and 130 kilometres (81 mi) east to west. It is completely surrounded by land. Eswatini does not touch the sea. The two countries that touch it are Mozambique and South Africa. The country's two largest cities are the administrative capital Mbabane and the economic center Manzini. The seat of government is Lobamba.

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