Outline of Swaziland

The Flag of Swaziland

The Coat of arms of Swaziland

The location of Swaziland

An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of Swaziland

See also: Index of Swaziland-related articles

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. 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.

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

An enlargeable topographic map of Swaziland

Main article: Geography of Swaziland

• 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

• Climate of Swaziland
• Ecoregions in Swaziland
• Renewable energy in Swaziland
• Geology of Swaziland
• Protected areas of Swaziland
  • Biosphere reserves in Swaziland
  • National parks of Swaziland
• Wildlife of Swaziland
  • Fauna of Swaziland
    • Birds of Swaziland
    • Mammals of Swaziland

Natural geographic features of Swaziland

• Glaciers in Swaziland: none
• 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

Main article: Regions of Swaziland

• Hhohho
• Lubombo
• Manzini
• Shiselweni

Ecoregions of Swaziland

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Swaziland and Ecoregions in Swaziland

Administrative divisions of Swaziland

Main article: Administrative divisions of Swaziland

• Regions of Swaziland

Demography of Swaziland

Main article: Demographics of Swaziland

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)

• Elections in Swaziland
• Political parties in Swaziland

Branches of the government of Swaziland

Main article: Government of Swaziland

Executive branch of the government of Swaziland

• Head of state: President of Swaziland,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Swaziland,
• Cabinet 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

Main article: Court system of Swaziland

• Supreme Court of Swaziland

Foreign relations of Swaziland

Main article: Foreign relations of Swaziland

• Diplomatic missions in Swaziland
• Diplomatic missions of Swaziland

International organization membership

The Kingdom of Swaziland is a member of:

• 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

Main article: Law of Swaziland

• Constitution of Swaziland
• Crime in Swaziland
• Human rights in Swaziland
  • Freedom of religion in Swaziland
• Law enforcement in Swaziland

Military of Swaziland

Main article: Military of Swaziland

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Swaziland
• Forces
  • Army of Swaziland
  • Navy of Swaziland
  • Air Force of Swaziland
  • Special forces of Swaziland
• Military history of Swaziland
• Military ranks of Swaziland

Local government in Swaziland

Main article: Local government in Swaziland

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

Main article: Culture of Swaziland

• Architecture of Swaziland
• Cuisine of Swaziland
• Festivals in Swaziland
• Languages of Swaziland
• Media in Swaziland
• National symbols of Swaziland
  • Coat of arms of Swaziland
  • Flag of Swaziland
  • National anthem of Swaziland
• People of Swaziland
• Prostitution in Swaziland
• Public holidays in Swaziland
• Records of Swaziland
• Religion in Swaziland
  • Christianity in Swaziland
  • Hinduism in Swaziland
  • Islam in Swaziland
  • Judaism in Swaziland
  • Sikhism in Swaziland
• World Heritage Sites in Swaziland: None

Art in Swaziland

• Art in Swaziland
• Cinema of Swaziland
• Literature of Swaziland
• Music of Swaziland
• Television in Swaziland
• Theatre in Swaziland

Sports in Swaziland

Main article: Sports in Swaziland

• Football in Swaziland
• Swaziland at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Swaziland

Main article: Economy of Swaziland

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

• Agriculture in Swaziland
• Banking in Swaziland
  • National Bank of Swaziland
• Communications in Swaziland
  • Internet in Swaziland
• Companies of Swaziland
• Currency of Swaziland:
• Energy in Swaziland
  • Energy policy of Swaziland
  • Oil industry in Swaziland
• Health care in Swaziland
• Mining in Swaziland
• Swaziland Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Swaziland
• Transport in Swaziland
  • Airports in Swaziland
  • Rail transport in Swaziland
  • Roads in Swaziland
• Water supply and sanitation in Swaziland

Education in Swaziland

Main article: Education in Swaziland

See also

Main article: Swaziland

• Index of Swaziland-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Swaziland-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa

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