Swaziland

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About Swaziland

Swaziland is the smallest country in the southern hemisphere, covering an area of just 17,000 square kilometres. Explore a Swaziland map to find the best places of interest and orientate yourself in this small but diverse monarchy.
Be sure to explore the region’s top attractions, find out about Swaziland tours, or book accommodation in Swaziland.
Completely surrounded by South Africa and Mozambique, friendly atmosphere and beautiful varied natural with impressive landscapes, wildlife parks and painterly villages, certainly worth a visit.
Nice to visit the candle market, one of the few development projects that succeed and the glass factory. There is also a large local market with many cheap souvenirs in Manzini district.
The game park of Mlilwane is particularly because you are on the bicycle or while we were looking for game. It is also possible to even travelling horse, multi-day pony treks belong to the possibilities. You demand it in a typical Swazi-accommodation: the beehive (Beehive) and in Matsamo knowledge with the typical Swazi culture with a great deal of dance and music.

Geography and climate

The Kingdom of Swaziland is a land-locked country, bordered by Mozambique in the east and South Africa on the other sides. It has a subtropical climate, with average summer temperatures of 15–25 degrees Celsius, and average winter temperatures of 15-19 degrees Celsius. Rainfall at higher altitudes varies from 1,000 to 1,600mm annually, while in the lower areas, it averages 500 to 600mm annually. The country’s highest point is Emlembe at 1,862m, and the lowest is the Great Usuthu River at 21m. The Swazi landscape boasts a variety of habitat.

Swaziland currency and conversions

In Swaziland, the unit of currency is the Lilangeni (E1 – 100 cents), and its value is on a par with the South African Rand’s. The South African Rand can be used in the Kingdom of Swaziland (notes only). Local notes are issued in denominations of E200 (green), E100 (brown), E50 (orange), E20 (maroon) and E10 (blue). There are E5, E2, E1 in gold coins and 50c, 20c, 10c and 5c pieces in silver coins.

Contact

Phone: 0027 (0)72 140 8109

Language

Kingdom of Swaziland. 1,169,241. National or official languages: Swati, English. Literacy rate: 65%–67%. Immigrant languages: Maore (600), Nyanja (5,700), Southern Sotho (4,700). Information mainly from J. Bendor-Samuel and Hartell 1989. Blind population: 1,000 (1982 WCE). Deaf institutions: 1. The number of individual languages listed for Swaziland is 5. Of those, all are living languages.

Climate

In the summer temperature rises to 40 ° in the lowveld. In the winter it cools significantly, in June and July, even below the freezing point. In the summers are cooler in the Highveld and moderate winters. As in South Africa the most rain falls in the summer months, to the East has been a growing tendency.

Swaziland history in brief

During the 15th and 16th centuries, African people of Nguni descent migrated southward from Central Africa. Eventually, during the mid-18th century, a group of them settled in the area which is now Swaziland. These people, the Nkosi Dlamini, became known as the Swazis, and today both names live on in the country. Nkosi means ‘king’ and Dlamini is the surname of the royal family. The country derives its actual name from a later king, Mswati I, but another name, Ngwane, is an alternative word for Swaziland.

Visa

For South Africa, you need a visa. You will receive it automatically and free of charge at the point of entry to your passport should. 6 weeks after you go back home. A visa is valid for 3 months and requires 2 blank pages in your Passport.

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