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Eswatini ( / ˌɛswɑːˈtiːni / ESS-wah-TEE-nee; Swazi: eSwatini [ɛswáˈtʼiːni] ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland ( / ˈswɑːzilænd / SWAH-zee-land) and formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland, [ 11][ 12] is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its ...
History of Eswatini. Artifacts indicating human activity dating back to the early Stone Age have been found in the Kingdom of Eswatini. The earliest known inhabitants of the region were Khoisan hunter-gatherers. Later, the population became predominantly Nguni during and after the great Bantu migrations.
Culture of Eswatini. Swazi culture is the way of life and customs of the Swazi people through various historical stages. The culture of Swazi people involves music, food, religion, architecture, and kinship, among many other things. [1] The Swazi people are composed of various Nguni clans who speak the Nguni language siSwati.
Kingdom of Eswatini; Use: State and war flag: Proportion: 2:3: Adopted: 6 October 1968 (current standard depiction by 2011) Design: A horizontal triband of blue (top and bottom) and the yellow-edged red (triple width) with the large black and white Nguni shield covering two spears and the staff decorated with the feather tassels called injobo (tassels-bunches of feathers of the widowbird and ...
Demographics of Eswatini, Data of UNDESA (Population Division), year 2019; Number of inhabitants in thousands. Eswatini's population is 1,113,276 according to the July 2021 estimate from the CIA World Factbook. The 2007 Census put the nation's population at 912,229. This number is lower than the 1997 Census, which gave 929,718 residents.
Geography of Eswatini. Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), is a country in Southern Africa lying between Mozambique and South Africa. The country is located at the geographic coordinates 26°30′S 31°30′E. Eswatini has an area of 17,363 square kilometres, of which 160 are water. The major regions of the country are Lowveld, Midveld and Highveld.
Religion in Eswatini (2017 census) [1] [2] Christianity (89.3%) No religion (7.4%) Traditional faiths (0.5%) Others (2.8%) A church in Bethel, Eswatini in 1930. Christianity is the predominant religion in Eswatini, with Protestantism being its largest denomination. [3] The royal family of Eswatini is officially Christian.
The cuisine of Eswatiniis largely determined by the seasonsand the geographical region. Staple foodsin Eswatini include sorghumand maize,[1]often served with goat meat, a very popular livestock there.[2] The farming industry mainly depends on sugar cane, tobacco, rice, corn, peanuts, and the exportation of goat meat and beef.