Eswatini Facts

Here are some interesting Eswatini facts which were chosen and researched by kids especially for kids.

Eswatini Facts for Kids

• Population: 2.1 million people (2021)
• Capital: Mbabane with 68,000 inhabitants
• Name: Kingdom of Eswatini. Until 2018 referred to as Swaziland 
• King: King Mswati III rules the country since 1986
• Motto: ‘We are the Fortress’
• Government: Absolute monarchy
• Language: siSwati and English
• Religion: mainly Christian 
• Life expectancy: 59 years
• Literacy: 88% of the people over 15 years can read and write
• Currency: 1 Swazi lilangeni = 100 cents
• National Day: 6 September (Independence Day)
• National Symbols: lion (representing the King) and the elephant (representing the Queen Mother)
• National Anthem: ‘O Lord is our God, Eswatini’ is sung in Siswati. 
• History: Eswatini, then called Swaziland, gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1968.