Swaziland

Guide to SWAZILAND

SWAZILAND which official name is Kingdom of Swaziland or Swaziland, is a country from Africa located at the Southern Africa, between Mozambique and South Africa. SWAZILAND with 535 km sq km, limits with: Mozambique 105 km, South Africa 430 km; and is divided in 4 district . SWAZILAND's capital is Lobamba (royal and legislative) , but SWAZILAND 's most populated city is manzini with about 110,543 inhabitants.

History of SWAZILAND

SWAZILAND's government is monarchy; a Absolute monarchy with a Monarch personally exercises power alongside weak parliament government type, with King Mswati III as head of state and Prime Minister Themba Dlamini as head of government.

Other symbols of SWAZILAND are Swazi motto " Siyinqaba (Swati, We are the fortress) Swazi anthem "Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati Swazi flag.Swazi flag is composed by three horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue; the red band is edged in yellow; centered in the red band is a large black and white shield covering two spears and a staff decorated with feather tassels, all placed horizontally .

SWAZILAND's history is quite long: Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King MSWATI III, the world's last ruling monarch, to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy, although he has backslid on these promises in recent years. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana as the country with the world's highest known rates of HIV/AIDS infection.

SWAZILANDs geography

Guide to travel to SWAZILAND

If you are thinking on traveling to SWAZILAND, you will have to take in consideration some points like SWAZILAND's currency, SWAZILAND's weather, SWAZILAND's national holiday and SWAZILAND's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. SWAZILAND`s currency is called lilangeni ( L, pl., E), which is divided in 100 cents

SWAZILAND's weather is characterized to be varies from tropical to near temperate. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to SWAZILAND.

You can also consider to visit SWAZILAND on it's national holiday to get in SWAZILAND's culture. If you do so, SWAZILAND's national holiday is called Independence Day, 6 September.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of SWAZILAND: Emlembe 1,862 m. And try also to get to SWAZILAND's lowest point: Great Usutu River 21 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit SWAZILAND's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to SWAZILAND, with more than 18 airports and 0 airlines, you will get to SWAZILAND without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. SWAZILAND has about301 of railways, and also0 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

Swazi Culture

SWAZILAND is known by Swazis as Umbuso weSwatini or eSwatini in the shortened way. Swazi, about 1,133,066 people, are composed by different ethnics: African 97%, European 3%. And they also have different languages: Swati, English.

Another relevant point nowadays it's SWAZILAND's religion. Swazis are divided in Zionist 40% (a blend of Christianity and indigenous ancestral worship), Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 10%, other (includes Anglican, Bahai, Methodist, Mormon, Jewish) 30%.

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