Kingdom of Eswatini

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Kingdom of Eswatini
Umbuso weSwatini
Flag of Kingdom of Eswatini
Flag
Coat of arms of Kingdom of Eswatini
Coat of arms
CapitalMbabane (executive)
Lobamba (legislative)
Largest cityManzini
Official languagesEnglish, Siswati
GovernmentAbsolute monarchy
• King
Mswati III
• Queen
Ntfombi
• Prime Minister
Cleopas Dlamini
Area
• Total
17,364 km²
Population
• 2020 estimate
1,160,164


Eswatini, officially the Kingdom of Eswatini, is a small country in Southern Africa. It is the only absolute monarchy in Africa. Until 2018, it was known as Swaziland.[1] The Communist Party of Swaziland was banned in 2011 but still operates with its headquarters in South Africa.[2]

References

  1. Moses Tofa (2013-05-16). Swaziland: Wither absolute monarchism? Pambazuka News. Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  2. "La lutte révolutionnaire continue au Swaziland : le Parti communiste affirme son soutien aux grèves et manifestations qui ébranlent la monarchie absolue Mswati" (2011-06-24). Solidarité Internationale PCF. Retrieved 2022-03-25.