Outline of Swaziland

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The Coat of arms of Swaziland

The location of Swaziland

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Swaziland:

Swaziland – small, landlocked, sovereign country located in Southern Africa, bordered by South Africa on three sides except to the east, where it borders Mozambique.^[1] The country, inhabited primarily by Bantu-speaking Swazi people, is named after the 19th-century king Mswati II, from whom the people also take their name.

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Contents

1 General reference
2 Geography of Swaziland
3 Government and politics of Swaziland
4 History of Swaziland
5 Culture of Swaziland
- 5.1 Art in Swaziland
- 5.2 Sports in Swaziland
6 Economy and infrastructure of Swaziland
7 Education in Swaziland
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

General reference

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An enlargeable basic map of Swaziland

Pronunciation: /swɑːzᵻlænd/ or /swɑːzᵻlənd/
Common English country name: Swaziland
Official English country name: The Kingdom of Swaziland
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Swazi
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Swaziland
ISO country codes: SZ, SWZ, 748
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SZ
Internet country code top-level domain: .sz

Geography of Swaziland

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Swaziland is: a landlocked country
Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
  - Southern Africa
- Time zone: South African Standard Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Swaziland
  - High: Emlembe 1,862 m (6,109 ft)
  - Low: Maputo River 21 m (69 ft)
- Land boundaries: 535 km

South Africa 430 km

Mozambique 105 km

Coastline: none

Population of Swaziland: 1,141,000 - 153rd most populous country
Area of Swaziland: 17,364 km²
Atlas of Swaziland

Environment of Swaziland

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An enlargeable satellite image of Swaziland

Natural geographic features of Swaziland

Glaciers in Swaziland: none ^[2]
Islands of Swaziland
Lakes of Swaziland
Mountains of Swaziland
- Volcanoes in Swaziland
Rivers of Swaziland
- Waterfalls of Swaziland
Valleys of Swaziland
World Heritage Sites in Swaziland: None

Regions of Swaziland

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Ecoregions of Swaziland

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Administrative divisions of Swaziland

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Regions of Swaziland

Demography of Swaziland

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Government and politics of Swaziland

Main article: Government of Swaziland and Politics of Swaziland

Form of government:
Capital of Swaziland: Lobamba (royal and legislative), Mbabane (administrative)

Branches of the government of Swaziland

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Executive branch of the government of Swaziland

Legislative branch of the government of Swaziland

Parliament of Swaziland (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Swaziland
- Lower house: House of Commons of Swaziland

Judicial branch of the government of Swaziland

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Supreme Court of Swaziland

Foreign relations of Swaziland

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International organization membership

The Kingdom of Swaziland is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Commonwealth of Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Swaziland

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Military of Swaziland

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Local government in Swaziland

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History of Swaziland

Main article: History of Swaziland, Timeline of the history of Swaziland, and Current events of Swaziland

Military history of Swaziland

Culture of Swaziland

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Art in Swaziland

Sports in Swaziland

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Economy and infrastructure of Swaziland

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Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 150th (one hundred and fiftieth)

Education in Swaziland

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See also

English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Swati language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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References

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↑ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Swaziland

Government of Swaziland
Swaziland Travel Guide
Touring Swaziland
Swaziland Tourism Authority
Swaziland Website Directory
Swaziland Directory
Wikimedia Atlas of Swaziland
Swaziland travel guide from Wikivoyage
Swaziland entry at The World Factbook
Outline of Swaziland at DMOZ
US State Department - Swaziland includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports

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