africa • SWZ
Eswatini
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26.5° S / 31.5° ETHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- Mbabane
- Population
- 1,242,822 2024
- Area
- 17,364 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- English, Swazi
- Currency
- Swazi lilangeni (SZL), South African rand (ZAR)
- Geography
- Landlocked
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · Eswatini
The Kingdom of Eswatini, formerly (and still commonly) known as Swaziland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa and is informally known as "Africa in a nutshell".
Landscape & landmarks
The national parks and reserves are the most important sights in Eswatini, and traditional culture and customs are still alive.Read the see section ↗
Food & everyday culture
Maize-based dishes are popular, and mealie or pap (similar to porridge) is a staple. Beans, groundnuts, pumpkin, avocado and sour milk are also common ingredients. Dried and cooked local meats, such as antelope (often called 'wild meat' by locals), are widely available at tourist restaurants.Read the eat section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-08-23. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Southern Africa
- Calling code
- +268
- Internet domain
- .sz
- Land border codes
- MOZ, ZAF
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the left side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .sz. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.