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Eswatini

26.5S 31.5E · 19 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
INDEPENDENCE FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM · 6 SEPTEMBER 1968
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1968 – present · Rule by Decree and the Birth of Eswatini
5 EVENTS
12 April 1973 · Sobhuza II repeals the constitution 3 REFS
April 2018 · Swaziland becomes Eswatini 3 REFS
1906 – 1968 · British Territory and the Road to Independence
4 EVENTS
1910 · Kept out of the Union of South Africa 3 REFS
6 September 1968 · Independence of Swaziland 3 REFS
1875 – 1906 · The Concessions Era and Foreign Control
4 EVENTS
1880s · The concessions era 3 REFS
1894 · Protectorate of the South African Republic 3 REFS
c. 1815 – 1868 · The Mfecane and the Making of a Nation
4 EVENTS
c. 1815 · Accession of Sobhuza I 3 REFS
c. 1840 · Reign of Mswati II begins 3 REFS
c. 1500 – 1780 · Nguni Migrations and the House of Dlamini
2 EVENTS
from c. 1500s · Nguni peoples move south 2 REFS
mid-18th century · Reign of Ngwane III 3 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
Lobamba
Population
1.5 m
Area
17,364 km²
Region
Southern Africa
Languages
English, Swazi
Currency
Swazi lilangeni (L)
Demonym
Swazi
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$5.2 B’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$4,108’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
4.2%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
2.6%’19 WB-WDI
Trade openness
107.5%’24 WB-WDI

Society

Population
1.3 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
64.3 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
26.7%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
2.7’24 WB-WDI
Literacy rate
90.8%’22 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
33.3’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
53.4’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
36.2’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
44.8’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
42.2’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
32.0’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
7.5%’23 WB-WHO
Physicians
0.56’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
45.1’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
85.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
38.2%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Adult literacy
90.8%’22 WB-UNESCO
Education spending
6.0%’24 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
116.5%’23 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
82.0%’16 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
6.4%’13 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
0.3%’15 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
138’15 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
63.4%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
140’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
0.3%’23 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
17,200 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
29.1%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
69.5%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
0.9’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
64.7%’22 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
3.0%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
2.9%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
89.3%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
1.4%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$80 M’24 WB-SIPRI

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