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Photos of Eswatini

Satellite view of southern Africa. The bulk of the image is taken up by the Republic of South Africa. Within South Africa is the roughly circular enclave of Lesotho. Northeast of Lesotho is the smaller country of Eswatini (formerly known as Swaziland). Photo courtesy of NASA.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 158

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 175

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 127

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 51

Death rate

comparison ranking: 49

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 209

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 22

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 33

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 73

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 138

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 75

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 26

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 60

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 145

Labor force

comparison ranking: 163

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 209

Public debt

comparison ranking: 150

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 53

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 101

Exports

comparison ranking: 165

Imports

comparison ranking: 171

Debt - external

comparison ranking: 85

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 160

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 146

Railways

comparison ranking: total 123

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 152

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 81