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title: "Eswatini — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "Eswatini: capital Mbabane (administrative); Lobamba (legislative), area 17,364 km², population 1,256,174 (2025), currency Swazi lilangeni. Languages, time zones and "
url: https://atoneplace.net/country/eswatini/
site: "At One Place"
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# Eswatini

**Eswatini: Capital Mbabane (administrative); Lobamba (legislative)**

17,364 km² · 1,256,174 people (2025) · Swazi lilangeni

One of the smallest countries in Africa, roughly 200 km from north to south. Sibebe Rock outside the capital is a granite dome around 3 billion years old and is often described as the world's second-largest exposed monolith after Uluru.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Mbabane (administrative); Lobamba (legislative)
- **Largest city:** Manzini
- **Area:** 17,364 km² — 6,704 sq mi
- **Population:** 1,256,174 (2025)
- **Density:** 72.3 people per km²
- **Currency:** Swazi lilangeni (SZL, L)
- **Official languages:** English, Swazi
- **Time zone:** UTC+02:00
- **Calling code:** +268
- **Drives on the:** left
- **ISO codes:** SZ · SWZ
- **Continent:** Africa

## How it compares

- **By area:** 155 of 200
- **By population:** 159 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fiji | 18,274 | 933,154 |
| Kuwait | 17,818 | 4,865,298 |
| Eswatini ← | 17,364 | 1,256,174 |
| Timor-Leste | 14,874 | 1,418,517 |
| Bahamas | 13,880 | 403,033 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of Eswatini?

Mbabane (administrative); Lobamba (legislative)

### What currency does Eswatini use?

The Swazi lilangeni (SZL).

### How big is Eswatini?

17,364 km², or 6,704 square miles — 155 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does Eswatini drive on?

The left.

## Related pages

- [Fiji](https://atoneplace.net/country/fiji/)
- [Kuwait](https://atoneplace.net/country/kuwait/)
- [Timor-Leste](https://atoneplace.net/country/timor-leste/)
- [Bahamas](https://atoneplace.net/country/bahamas/)
- [Nigeria](https://atoneplace.net/country/nigeria/)
- [Ethiopia](https://atoneplace.net/country/ethiopia/)
- [Egypt](https://atoneplace.net/country/egypt/)
- [Democratic Republic of the Congo](https://atoneplace.net/country/democratic-republic-of-the-congo/)
- [Tanzania](https://atoneplace.net/country/tanzania/)
- [South Africa](https://atoneplace.net/country/south-africa/)
- [Kenya](https://atoneplace.net/country/kenya/)
- [Sudan](https://atoneplace.net/country/sudan/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]