Outline of Swaziland
See also: Index of Swaziland-related articles
The location of Swaziland
An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of Swaziland
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.
General reference
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
- 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
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
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
Main article: Regions of Swaziland
Ecoregions of Swaziland
Main articles: List of ecoregions in Swaziland and Ecoregions in Swaziland
Administrative divisions of Swaziland
Main article: Administrative divisions of Swaziland
Demography of Swaziland
Main article: Demographics of Swaziland
Government 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
- Supreme Court of Swaziland
Foreign relations of Swaziland
Main article: Foreign relations of Swaziland
International organization membership
The Kingdom of Swaziland is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Swaziland
- Constitution of Swaziland
- Crime in Swaziland
- Human rights in Swaziland
- LGBT 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
- Commander-in-chief:
- Forces
- Army of Swaziland
- Navy of Swaziland
- Air Force of Swaziland
- Special forces of Swaziland
- Military history of Swaziland
- Military ranks of 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
- 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
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
- 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
 |
English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
|
Swati language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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
References
- 1 2 "Swaziland". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ↑ 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
- Government of Swaziland
- Swaziland Travel Guide
- Touring Swaziland
- Swaziland Tourism Authority
- Swaziland Website Directory
- Swaziland Directory
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Wikimedia Atlas of Swaziland -
Swaziland travel guide from Wikivoyage - "Swaziland". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- Outline of Swaziland at DMOZ
- US State Department - Swaziland includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
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