Background:

• Official name: Kingdom of Eswatini
• Location: Landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered by South Africa and Mozambique
• Capital: Mbabane (administrative/executive); Lobamba (royal and legislative)
• Official languages: siSwati and English
• Population, total: 1,242,822 (2024)
• GDP: US$4.86 billion (2024)
• GDP per capita: US$3,909.6 (2024)
• Income group: Lower-middle-income economy

Membership:

• Regional Economic Communities (RECs):
  • Southern African Development Community (SADC)

Sources:

• Constitution of the Kingdom of Eswatini Act, 2005
• Eswatini Central Statistics Office (CSO) – Population and Housing Census
• Ministry of Education and Training, Government of Eswatini
• SADC – Member States
• UN Country Facts: Eswatini
• World Bank Data: Eswatini
• World Bank Eswatini Country Overview