Passport card
Kingdom of Eswatini
Eswatini
- Capital
- Mbabane
- Continent
- Africa
- Currency
- Lilangeni
- Languages
- siSwati and English
- People
- About 12 lakh
- Size
- About 17,364 km²
- Leader
- King Mswati III
- Free since
- 6 September 1968
- About the capital
- Mbabane is the main capital; Lobamba is the royal and law-making capital.
- Time
- 3½ hours behind India: at 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Mbabane
⭐ Eswatini joined India's International Big Cat Alliance in January 2025.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Eswatini
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Eswatini
Turn the globe with your finger. Eswatini has 2 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Eswatini and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 190 times the size of Eswatini.
- PeopleIndia has about 1,200 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 12 lakh in Eswatini.
- DistanceMbabane is about 7,800 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeEswatini is 3½ hours behind India. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 8:30 am in Mbabane.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Eswatini, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Eswatini
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Eswatini's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Eswatini back on the map
Eswatini and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 3 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Eswatini worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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