Swaziland

Official name Umbuso weSwatini (Swati); Kingdom of Swaziland (English)
Form of government monarchy1 with two legislative houses (Senate [302]; House of Assembly [663])
Head of state and government King: Mswati III, assisted by Prime Minister: Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini
Capitals Mbabane (administrative and judicial); Lobamba (legislative)4
Official languages Swati (Swazi); English
Official religion none
Monetary unit lilangeni5 (plural emalangeni [E])
Population (2013 est.) 1,237,000COLLAPSE
Total area (sq mi) 6,704
Total area (sq km) 17,364
Urban-rural population

Urban: (2010) 21.3%

Rural: (2010) 78.7%

Life expectancy at birth

Male: (2012) 49.8 years

Female: (2012) 49.1 years

Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate

Male: (2009) 87.8%

Female: (2009) 86.2%

GNI per capita (U.S.$) (2011) 2,860

About Swaziland

The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. A constitution of 1848, subsequently modified in 1874, replaced the confederation with a centralized federal government. Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two world wars. The political and economic integration of Europe over the past half century, as well as Switzerland's role in many UN and international organizations, has strengthened Switzerland's ties with its neighbors. However, the country did not officially become a UN member until 2002. Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations but retains a strong commitment to neutrality.

Swaziland, officially Kingdom of Swaziland, Swazi Umbuso Weswatini, landlocked country in the eastern flank of South Africa, where it adjoins Mozambique. It extends about 110 miles (175 kilometres) from north to south and about 80 miles from west to east at its largest dimensions.

The name Swazi is the Anglicized name of an early king and nation builder, Mswati II, who ruled from 1840 to 1868. The administrative centre is Mbabane, the former capital of the British colonial administration; the national capital is the seat of King Mswati III and his mother, the Ndlovukati, some 11 miles from Mbabane, at Phondvo in the vicinity of Lobamba, where the houses of parliament and other national institutions are situated.

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This is not the official site of this country. Most of the information in this site were taken from the U.S. Department of State, The Central Intelligence Agency, The United Nations, [1],[2], [3], [4], [5],[6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14],[15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24],[25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30],[31], [32], [33], [34], and the [35].

Other sources of information will be mentioned as they are posted.