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ESW-F\TIN . Mhlume

Ngonini

.Moyeni
Pigg's Peak •Ndzingeni

HEAD OF STATE/GOVERNMENT PRINCIPAL EXPORTS HHOHHO Nokwane
Russel Dlamini Manufacturing industries ie. soft drinks Lusoti
PRIME MINISTER concentrates, furniture and refrigerators. Nkhaba
Russel Dlamini Sugar and unbleached kraft pulp, wood
CAPITAL pulp, cotton yarn, citrus, canned fruit •Croydon
Mbabane - administrative capital
OTHER MAIN TOWNS Motshane
Manzini - industrial capital, Matsapha, Lobambe - legislative
capital MAIN EXPORT Waverley MBABANE •Bhekinkhosi
AREA DESTINATIONS
17.364 sq km South Africa, Australia, E S •WMpAisi T I N I Siteki
POPULATION (2023 est.) Canada, USA, Japan, EU,
1.236.126 million Mozambique, North Korea, Matsapha Manzini LUBOMBO
ETHNIC GROUPS UK, Zimbabwe Sandane Bhunya
African 94%, Others 6% Mapakane
RELIGIONS NATURAL RESOURCES
Protestant 55%, Muslim 10%, Roman Catholic 5%, Coal, clay, asbestos, cassiterite, MANZINI Sidvokodvo
Indigenous beliefs 30% hydropower,
PRINCIPAL LANGUAGES forests, small gold & diamond Manyosi Mambane
English and siSwati deposits, quarry
TIME stone, talc Singceni Big Bend
GMT+2
CURRENCY NATURAL HAZARDS Sicunusa •Jabulani Mbulungwane
Lilangeni (plural Emalengeni) and cents, freely exchangeable None
and on a par with South African currency
HEALTH RISKS Gege Maloma .
Bilharzia, malaria, HIV/Aids
SHISELWENI Lubuli

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION PARTICIPATION Nhlangano
ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO,
ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Intelstat, Sigumbili
Interpol, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OPCW, PCA, SACU,
SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, Mhlosheni
WIPO, WMO, WTrO
Lavu•misa

ECONOMY TRANSPORT
This small landlocked economy is based largely on The national road network has been upgraded and rehabilitation of the major access roads is ongoing. Rail links
subsistence agriculture, which occupies more than 60% of exist from industrial areas to the ports of Richards Bay and Durban in South Africa, in Mozambique and
the population. Manufacturing features a number of Beit-Bridge as the gateway to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Zaire and Malawi.
agroprocessing factories. Mining had declined in importance
in recent years; high grade iron ore deposits were depleted in The Matsapha dry port, which offers a comprehensive goods handling service, saves time and costs for both
1978, and health concerns have cut world demand for importers and exporters using the Durban port.
asbestos. Exports of soft drink concentrate, sugar and wood There are also regular flights into and out of the country.
pulp are the main earners of hard currency. Surrounded by
South Africa, except for a short border with Mozambique, TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA
Eswatini is heavily dependent on South Africa from which it The Eswatini telecommunications services link the country to the rest of the world. There are 67 established Post
receives four-fifths of its imports and to which it sends
two-thirds of its exports. Remittances from the Southern Offices in the country with plans to establish more
African Customs Union and Swazi workers in South African postal agencies to provide services to rural
mines substantially supplement domestically earned income. communities.
The government is trying to improve the atmosphere for The Radio station is based at Mbabane with seven
foreign investment. Overgrazing, soil depletion, drought and relay stations located throughout the country,
sometimes floods persist as problems for the future. providing radio reception to 95% of the population.
The newspapers circulated include three dailies.
GDP PPP (per capita) (2023 est.)
US$ 3.995 CLIMATE
Generally very pleasant. Highveld is humid and
GDP PPP (2023 est.) temperate with occasional frosts during winter.
US$ 11.858 billion Middleveld and Lubombo regions have sub-tropical
climate, while the lowveld is dry and at times hot.
IMPORTS Rainfall occurs mainly in the months between
US$ 2.123 million (2021) October and April.

PRINCIPAL IMPORTS CUSTOMER/SUPPLIER IDENTIFICATION
Machinery, transport equipment, petroleum products, The following agencies can be contacted for information of a business nature:
foodstuffs, chemicals, motor vehicles Eswatini Chamber of Commerce, Box 72, Mbabane, Telephone: 44408
Shibako Chamber of Commerce, Telephone 54409
MAIN IMPORT ORIGINS
South Africa, Japan, UK, USA, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong TOURIST ATTRACTIONS
The Casinos, Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary, thermal mineral springs, rock paintings.
EXPORTS (2021) Eswatini contains nearly every example of African landscape, excluding desert. Scenic drives take the motorist
US$ 2.068 million through mountain ranges and pine forests.

VISA REQUIREMENTS
Australians, British, Canadians, Americans, Japanese and all the EU countries’ nationals will be allowed into
Eswatini without a visa for stays up to 60 days. A passport valid for at least 6 months from date of entry is
required by all.

HEALTH REQUIREMENTS
Yellow fever and cholera vaccination certificates are required only if the visitors travel through or from an
endemic area. Precautionary measures against malaria are recommended.

2025 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

1 January New Year’s Day 2 April Good Friday 5 April Easter Monday 19 April King‘s Birthday
25 April National Flag Day 26 April National Flag Day Holiday 1 May Workers’ Day 13 May Ascension Day
22 July King Father‘s Birthday 30 August Umhlanga/Reed Dance Public Holiday (date to be confirmed)
6 September Somhlolo Day (Independence Day) 22 December Incwala Day (date to be confirmed)
25 December Christmas Day 26 December Boxing Day 27 December Boxing Day Holiday