Outline of Eswatini
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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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/eswatini/|title=Africa :: ESWATINI|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=12 September 2018}} 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.
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General reference
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- Pronunciation: {{IPAc-en|ˌ|ɛ|s|w|ɑː|ˈ|t|iː|n|i}}
- Common English country name: Eswatini
- Official English country name: The Kingdom of Eswatini
- Common endonym(s): eSwatini
- Official endonym(s): The Kingdom of Eswatini{{citation needed|date=December 2018}}
- Adjectival(s): Swazi
- Demonym(s): Swazi
- ISO country codes: SZ, SWZ, 748
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SZ
- Country code top-level domain: .sz
Geography of Eswatini
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- 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 {{convert|1862|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Low: Maputo River {{convert|21|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Land boundaries: 535 km
::{{Flag|South Africa}} 430 km
::{{Flag|Mozambique}} 105 km
:* Coastline: none
- Population:: 1,467,152{{when|date=December 2018}} - 154th most populous country{{when|date=December 2018}}
- Area: 17,364 km2
- Atlas of Eswatini
= Environment of Eswatini =
== Natural geographic features of Eswatini ==
- Glaciers in Eswatini: none 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 [http://iahs.info/redbooks/a126/iahs_126_0197.pdf Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, September 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.]
- Rivers of Eswatini
- World Heritage Sites in Eswatini: None
= Regions of Eswatini =
== Ecoregions of Eswatini ==
== Administrative divisions of Eswatini ==
= Demography of Eswatini =
Government and politics of Eswatini
= Branches of the 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 =
== International organization membership ==
The Kingdom of Eswatini is a member of:
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- 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)
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- 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)
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= Law and order in Eswatini =
= Military of Eswatini =
= Local government in Eswatini =
Local government in Eswatini
History of Eswatini
- Current events 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 =
=Media in Eswatini=
= Sports in Eswatini =
Sports in Eswatini
Economy and infrastructure 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
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.gov.sz/ The Government Of the Kingdom Of Eswatini] (official website)
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120428222209/http://www.swaziland-travel-guide.com/ Swaziland Travel Guide (Archived 2012)]
- [https://www.thekingdomofeswatini.com/ Official Eswatini tourism website]
- {{Wikiatlas|Eswatini}}
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- [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/eswatini/ Eswatini]. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- [https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/eswatini/ US State Department - Eswatini] includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
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