$100 Quiz  l  Featured Photos  l   Featured Videos

World Map> Africa> Swaziland> Map of Swaziland

Description Autonomy for the Swazis of southern Africa was guaranteed by the British in the late 19th century; independence was granted in 1968. Student and labor unrest during the 1990s pressured King Mswati III, the world's last absolute monarch, to grudgingly allow political reform and greater democracy, although he has backslid on these promises in recent years. Swaziland recently surpassed Botswana as the country with the world's highest known rates of HIV/AIDS infection. Facts and Figures Official Name Kingdom of Swaziland Population 1,136,334 Capital City Mbabane (71,000) Currency Lilangeni Currency Converter here Flag here Languages Siswati (official), English (official) National Day 6 September; Independence Day Religions Christian, locals beliefs Latitude/Longitude 26° 49'S, 31° 38'E Highest Point Emlembe (6,109 ft.) (1,862 m) Land Area 17,200 sq km (6,641 sq miles) Land Divisions 4 districts; including Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini and Shiselweni

Maps LARGE (color) map here Swaziland Outline Map here Swaziland Map CIA version here Swaziland Maps at UT here African Continent (printable) here African Continent here African Outline Map here Recommended Links Swaziland (Complete) information on the (GDP) overall economy, imports and exports, resources, government, population, military, transportation and more here Swaziland Photos here Swaziland Travel Info and Warnings here PASSPORTS - TRAVEL VISAS NOTE: Before making your travel plans to any worldwide destination, we strongly recommend you authenticate important details regarding all passport and visa requirements. The experienced people at Travel Visa Pro can answer all of your questions! Climate Known for its sunshiny days, Swaziland seasons are the reverse of the Northern Hemisphere: Spring is September - October, Summer is November - March, Fall is April - May and Winter is June - August. Most of the rain falls in the summer months, while winter is the dry season. Temperature are usually warm bordering on hot, with some moderation in the upper elevations, and certainly in the winter months.

African Countries Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Congo Congo (DRC) Cote d'Ivoire Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda Sao Tome & Principe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa Sudan Swaziland Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Western Sahara Zambia Zimbabwe

Contact us    l    Privacy Statement

Home  l  Africa  l  Antarctica  l  Arctic  l  Asia  l  Australia  l  Caribbean  l  Central America  l  Europe  l  Islands of the World

Middle East  l  North America  l  South America  l  $100 Quiz  l  Featured Photos  l  Featured Videos

All maps, graphics, flags, photos and original descriptions copyrighted by and created by Graphic Maps, a d/b/a of the Woolwine-Moen Group, unless otherwise noted and/or directly linked to the source, and use of same for any application whatsoever requires written permission. We make no copyright claim on any statistical data on this page, nor on any non-original graphics, and/or pictures not produced by us. Certain statistical data is gathered from the CIA World Factbook, as well as numerous public domain reference materials. Every effort is made to be as accurate as possible when disseminating information on any worldwide destination. We are not responsible for unintentional data entry errors or omissions. If you would like to submit an addition, change or correction, or suggest a new link, please forward it to our map department and we will give it our immediate attention.