Eswatini
Kingdom of Eswatini · Southern Africa
Eswatini is a country in Southern Africa, with Mbabane as its capital, home to about 1,256,174 people. Eswatini shares land borders with 2 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Mbabane |
|---|---|
| Region | Southern Africa |
| Currency | Swazi lilangeni (SZL L) |
| Calling code | +268 |
| ISO codes | SZ / SWZ / 748 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇸🇿 |
| Population | 1,256,174 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 17,364 km² |
| Languages | English, Swazi |
| Internet domain | .sz |
| Demonym | Swazi |
Bordering countries
About Eswatini
Eswatini, officially Kingdom of Eswatini, is a United Nations member state in Southern Africa. Its capital and seat of government is Mbabane. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Swazi lilangeni (L), using the code SZL.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Eswatini for Mbabane’s own facts and history.
To call Eswatini from abroad, dial the country code +268. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes SZ (alpha-2) and SWZ (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 1,256,174.
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How Eswatini compares
- Area: 17,364 km², ranking 153 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 1,256,174, ranking 154 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 72 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 2, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as Eswatini
12 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, yellow, blue). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.