Motto: Siyinqaba

Swati: We are the fortress

Anthem: Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati

Capital: Mbabane: administrative Lobamba: royal and legislative 26°19' S 31°8' E

Largest city: Mbabane

Official language(s): English, Swati

Government: Monarchy

King:Mswati III

Indovuzaki: Queen Ntombi

Prime Minister: Themba Dlamini

Independence From the UK: September 6, 1968

Area - Total 17,363 km² (153rd) - Water (%)

Population: - July 2006 est.1,136,334 [1] (156th) - 2001 census 1,173,900 - Density 65.4/km² (99th) 0.9

GDP (PPP): 2005 estimate - Total $6.222 billion (151st) - Per capita $5,500 (127th)

HDI (2003): 0.498 (147th) – low

Currency: Lilangeni (SZL)

Time zone: (UTC+ 2) Summer (DST) (UTC)

Internet TLD: .sz

Calling code: +268

1.) Note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.