Eswatini
Eswatini (officially Kingdom of Eswatini) is a country in Southern Africa, with its capital at Mbabane, and is home to roughly 1.2M people.
Its official languages are English, Swazi; the currency in circulation is Swazi lilangeni (L) and South African rand (R); people from here are called Swazi.
> INTEL_
> NOTABLE_
- »It is one of the world's last absolute monarchies.
- »The country was renamed from Swaziland to Eswatini in 2018.
> BORDERS_
Eswatini touches two neighbours: Mozambique to the northeast and South Africa to the southwest. Directions run from one centre to the other.
> THE CAPITAL_
Mbabane is the administrative capital, while Lobamba holds the royal and legislative seat, a division between government and monarchy.
> SCALE_
17,092 km² (6,599 sq mi), 155th largest of 198 countries and territories on file, almost exactly the size of Kuwait.
Population 1,242,822, 158th of 198 on file. That averages 73 per km² (188 per sq mi).
> THE FLAG_
Depicts a Nguni shield and two spears laid horizontally, with a staff decorated in widowbird feathers; the weapons stand for protection.