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Swaziland
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Swaziland
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Swaziland - Kingdom of Swaziland
The Kingdom of Swaziland is a small, landlocked country in Southern Africa (one of the smallest on the continent), situated on the eastern slope of the Drakensberg mountains, embedded between ► South Africa in the west and ► Mozambique in the east. The country is named after the Swazi, a Bantu tribe.
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Swatini - Umbuso weSwatini |
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iSwatiland - iKinktemiki yaseSwatiland |
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| Short name |
Swaziland |
| Official name |
Kingdom of Swaziland |
| Status |
Independent country since 1968 |
| Location |
Southern Africa |
| Capital |
Mbabane & Lobamba
é-Mbábáne & Lobamba |
| Population |
1,032,000 inhabitants |
| Area |
17,364 km² |
| Major languages |
English, Swazi (both official), Zulu |
| Major religions |
Christianity and Zionism |
| More information |
Swaziland, Geography of Swaziland, History of Swaziland and Politics of Swaziland |
| More images |
Swaziland - Swaziland (Category). |
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Map of Swaziland |
History maps
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Swaziland, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Swaziland.
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According to tradition, the people of the present Swazi nation migrate south before the 16th century to what is now Mozambique. Following a series of conflicts with people living in this area the Swazis settle in northern Zululand in about 1750. Unable to match the growing Zulu strength, the Swazis move gradually northward in the 1800s and establish themselves in present-day Swaziland. They establish their own Kingdom of Swaziland. Swaziland has to accept a protectorate of the Boer Republic of Transvaal in 1894, but after the Boer Wars the United Kingdom Britain establishes in 1902 a protectorate over Swaziland.In 1968 the Kingdom of Swaziland becomes an independent constitutional monarchy. |
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