Page 7 - Eswatini Directory And Yellow Pages 2026

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HEAD OF STATE/ GOVERNMENT foodstuffs, chemi ca ls, motor vehicl es !Nok wane
King M swati Ill 0 Nkhaba
MAIN IMPORT ORIGINS I " Croydon
PRIME MINISTER South Afri ca, Japan, U K, USA, Singapore, • Lusoti/
Ru ssel D lamini Taiwa n, Hong Kon g
/ ' • Motshane

CAPITAL EXPORTS (2022) • • MBABANEE S• BWhekAinkhTosIi N I
Mbabane - admini strati ve capital US$ 2.05 billion
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OTHER MAIN TOWNS PRINCIPAL EXPORTS . l,0 Mpisi
Manzini - industri al capi tal, Matsapha, Lobambe - legislati ve Manufacturing industries ie. Siteki
cap ital soft drinks concentrates, I \Matsapha • • Manzini
furniture and refrigerators. Sugar
AREA and unbleached kraft pulp, wood 0 Bhunya
17.364 sq km pulp, cotton yarn, citru s, canned
fruit .I .I• Sandane
POPULATION (2023 est.) LUBOMBO '
1.236 .1 26 million
0 Mapakane
ETHNIC CROUPS
Afri can 97%, European 3% I • Sidvokodvo I
MANZI NI
RELIGIONS
Protestant 55%, M uslim 10%, Roman Catho lic 5%, M a n yo s i
Indigenous beliefs 30% MAIN EXPORT DESTINATIONS Mambane • '

PRINCIPAL LANGUAGES I.South Africa, Australi a, Canada, USA,
English and siSwati
t;'- ~!Japan, EU, Mozambique, North Korea,
TIME \...-'\UK, Zimbabwe
GMT+2
.,.NATURAL RESOURCES

( ICoa l, cl ay, asbestos, cassiterite, hydropower,

fo rests, small gold & diamond deposits, quarry

''-.stone, talc
Singc8ni Big Bend •

oSicunusa 0 Jabulani• Mbulungwane )

• Gege Maloma Lubuli{

SHISELWENI

NATURAL HAZARDS • Nhlangano • Sigumbili
Non e \,

CURRENCY HEALTH RISKS '-- • ......_ 0 Mhlosheni .;
Lilangeni (plural Emalengeni) and cents, free ly exchangeable Bilharzia, malari a, HIV/Aid s
and on a par w ith South Afri can currency • ......_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Lav~~)

ECONOMY INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION PARTICIPATION
Thi s small landlocked economy is based largely on ACP, AfD B, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, lntelstat,
subsistence agri culture, w hi ch occupies more than 60% of Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM , OAU, O PCW, PCA, SACU, SADC, UN, U NCTAD, U N ESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO,
the population. Manufacturing features a number of WIPO, W MO, W TrO
agroprocessing factori es. M ining had declined in importance
in recentJears; high grade iro n ore deposits were depl eted in TRANSPORT
1978, an health concern s have cut world demand for The national road network has been upgraded and rehabilitati on of the major access roads is ongo ing. Rail links
asbestos . Exports of soft drink concentrate, sugar and wood
pulp are the main ea rners of hard currency. Surrounded by ex ist from industri al areas to the ports of Richards
South Africa, except fo r a short border w ith M ozambique, Bay and Durban in South Afri ca, in M ozambique
Eswatini is heavily dependent on South Afri ca fro m w hi ch it and Beit-Bridge as the gateway to Zimbabwe,
receives four-fifth s of its imports and to w hich it sends Za mbi a, Za ire and Ma law i.
two-thirds of its exports. Remittances from the Southern
Afri can Customs Union and Swazi workers in South Afri can - --~- 111111 The M atsapha dry port, w hich offers a
mines substantiall y supplement domesticall y earn ed income. comprehensive goods handling service, saves time
The governm ent is trying to improve the atmosphere fo r .. - 111111 and costs fo r both importers and exporters using the
fo reign investment. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought and -~ Durban port.
sometimes fl oods persist as problems for the future. As of - There are also regul ar fligh ts into and out of the
201 8, public services were very poorly developed. co untry.
A large amount of wea lth in Eswatini is held by the state and
the kin g includ ing land and large corporations such as RES TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA
(Royal Eswatini Sugar) Corporation which is majori ty owned The Eswatini telecommunications services link the
by the Eswatini government. country to the rest of the world . There are 67
established Post O ffices in the country w ith plans to
CDP PPP (per capita) (2023 est.) establish more postal agencies to provide services to rural communities.
US$ 11 .858 billion The Radio station is based at M babane w ith seven relay stati ons located throughout the country, providing radio
recepti on to 95% of the population.
CDP PPP (2023 est.) The newspapers circul ated include three dailies.
US$ 13.797 billion
CLIMATE
IMPORTS Generally very pleasant. Highveld is humid and temperate w ith occasional frosts during w inter. M iddleveld and
US$ 2.04 billion (202 2) Lubombo regions have sub-tropica l climate, w hile the lowveld is dry and at times hot. Rain fa ll occurs mainly in
the months between October and Apri I.
PRINCIPAL IMPORTS
Machinery, transport equipment, petro leum products,

CUSTOMER/SUPPLIER IDENTIFICATION
The foll owing agencies can be contacted for information of a business nature:

Eswatini Chamber of Commerce, Box 72, M babane, Telephone: 44408
Shibako Chamber of Commerce, Telephone 54409

TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
The Casinos, Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, therm al mineral springs, rock paintings .

Eswatini contains nearl y every example of Afri can landscape, excluding desert. Scenic drives take the motori st
through mountain ranges and pine fo rests.

VISA REQUIREMENTS
Australians, Briti sh, Canadi ans, Ameri cans, Japanese and all the EU countries' natio nals w ill be allowed into

Eswatini without a visa fo r stays up to 60 days. A passport va lid for at least 6 months fro m date of entry is
required by all.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
Yellow feve r and cholera vaccination certifi cates are required onl y if the visitors travel through or from an
endemi c area . Precautionary measures aga inst malari a are recommended.

2026 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
1 January New Year's Day 3 April Good Friday 6 April Easter Monday 19 April Birthday of King Mswati Ill 20
April Day off fo r Birthday of King Mwati Ill 25 April National Flag Day 27 April Day off fo r National Flag Day
1 May May Day 14 May Ascension Day 22 July Bi rthday of the late Kin g Sobhuza 6 September Somhlolo Day

·' (Independence Day) 7 September Umhlanga Reed Dance (Tentati ve Date) 7 September Day off for Somhl olo
Day (Independence Day) 25 December Christm as Day 26 December Boxing Day 28 December Day off fo r
Box ing Day 28 December lncwa la Day