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Eswatini (/ ˌ ɛ s w ɑː ˈ t iː n i / ⓘ ESS-wah-TEE-nee; Swazi: eSwatini [ɛswáˈtʼiːni]), formally the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland (/ ˈ s w ɑː z i l æ n d / ⓘ SWAH-zee-land) and formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland, [11] [12] is a landlocked country in Southern Africa.
Eswatini (/ ˌ ɛ s w ɑː ˈ t iː n i / ESS-wah-TEE-nee; Swazi: eSwatini [ɛswáˈtʼiːni]), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swazi: Umbuso weSwatini), sometimes written in English as eSwatini, and formerly and still commonly known in English as Swaziland (/ ˈ s w ɑː z i l æ n d / SWAH-zee-land; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa.
There were many kingdoms and empires in all regions of the continent of Africa throughout history. A kingdom is a state with a king or queen as its head. [1] An empire is a political unit made up of several territories, military outposts, and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant centre and subordinate peripheries".
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The location of Eswatini An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of Eswatini. 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. [1]
Eswatini Kingdom of Eswatini SWZ English: Eswatini—Kingdom of Eswatini Swazi: eSwatini—Umbuso weSwatini: Lobamba (royal and legislative) Mbabane (administrative) English: Lobamba, Mbabane Swazi: Lobamba, ÉMbábáne 1,192,271 17,364 km 2 (6,704 sq mi) lilangeni: Ethiopia Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia ETH
Eswatini: 6 September 1968 Africa: Southern Africa: 1,210,822 Unitary absolute monarchy Joined as the Kingdom of Swaziland under King Sobhuza II, subsequently changing its name to Kingdom of Eswatini on 19 April 2018 by a decree of King Mswati III. Fiji: 10 October 1970 Oceania: Melanesia: 936,375 Unitary Westminster republic
The Swati people and the Kingdom of Eswatini today are named after Mswati II, who became king in 1839 after the death of his father King Sobhuza. Eswatini was a region first occupied by the San people and the current Swazis migrated from north East Africa through to Mozambique and eventually settled in Eswatini in the 15th century. Their royal ...