Eswatini is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west, and south. The population is composed primarily of ethnic Swazis. As of 2018, ESwatini has the 12th-lowest life expectancy in the world.
About Eswatini in brief
Eswatini is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west, and south. The population is composed primarily of ethnic Swazis. The country and the Swazi take their names from Mswati II, the 19th-century king under whose rule Swazi territory was expanded and unified. In April 2018, the official name was changed from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of E Swatini, mirroring the name commonly used in Swazi. The government is an absolute monarchy, ruled by King M Swati III since 1986. The current constitution was adopted in 2005. As of 2018, ESwatini has the 12th-lowest life expectancy in the world, at 58 years. The Swazi population faces major health issues: HIVAIDS and tuberculosis are widespread. As a member of the Southern African Development Community, the African Union, the Commonwealth of Nations, and the United Nations, it is a developing country with a small economy. The majority of the country’s employment is provided by its agricultural and manufacturing sectors. It has a GDP per capita of USD 4,145. 97, and a population of 20.5 million, with people aged 14 years or younger constituting 37. 5% of the total population. The present population growth rate is 1.2%. The country’s main local trading partner is South Africa; in order to ensure economic stability, the lilangeni, is pegged to the South African rand.
The earliest known inhabitants of the region were Khoisan hunter-gatherers. They were largely replaced by the Nguni during the great Bantu migrations. These peoples originated from the Great Lakes regions of eastern and central Africa. Evidence of agriculture and iron use dates from about the 4th century. Prehistoric rock art paintings dating back to the early Stone Age, around 200,000 years ago, have been found in EswAtini. The first known settlement was in the area near the present-day banks of the Tembebe River near Maputo, near Mozambiques. Before that, they were settled on the area close to the present day bank of the Maputo River. In this process they incorporated and incorporated the long-established clans of Emakhandzambili, known as the Emak handzi. In the process they established their capital at Zombodzeland in the heart of Eswathini. Under an alternative king named Ngwane III, they conquered and incorporated long- established clans of Sobhuza I, named Em handwane. Under this king they established the capital at Shiselosheni, at the foot of the Shijo hills. In 1881, the present boundaries were drawn up in the midst of the Scramble for Africa. After the Second Boer War, the kingdom was a British protectorate from 1903 until it regained its independence on 6 September 1968.
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