Where is Eswatini?
Eswatini is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered by Mozambique and South Africa.
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Crazy but True
Eswatini changed its name in 2018 partly because people kept confusing it with Switzerland. The king announced the switch from Swaziland on the fiftieth anniversary of independence, restoring the country's name in its own language, which means land of the Swazi.
Eswatini facts
- Capital
- Lobamba
- Population
- 1,256,174 (2025)
- Area
- 17,364 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Southern Africa
- Currency
- Swazi lilangeni (SZL) and South African rand (ZAR)
- Languages
- English and Swazi
- Coordinates
- -26.5°, 31.5°
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Country code
- SZ · SWZ
How Eswatini compares
- Eswatini is the 155th largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than Kuwait and larger than Timor-Leste.
- It is the 153rd most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 2 countries.
- It is landlocked, one of 40 landlocked countries on our map.
- Within Africa, it is the 48th largest of 49 countries by area.