| Category |
Information |
| Population |
1,018,449 (2007) |
| Administrative Divisions |
4 districts; Hhohho, Lubombo, Manzini, Shiselweni |
| Capital City |
Mbabane |
| Languages |
English (official, government business conducted in English), siSwati (official) |
| Currency |
Lilangeni (SZL) = 1 South African Rand |
| Main Economic Activities |
Agriculture, Textiles, Tourism |
| GDP per Capita |
$4963.634 (PPP - 2008 Est.) |
| Percentage below the Poverty Line |
69% (2001) |
| Unemployment rate |
40.6% (2007 est.) |
| Human Development Index |
0.547 (2007) |
| Gender-related Development Index |
0.529 (2007) |
| Percentage of Population below 20 years of age |
51.9% (2007) |
| HIV & AIDS prevalence rate |
18.8% (2007) |
| Primary Environmental Hazard |
Drought |
| Head of State |
His Majesty King Mswati III |
| Head of Government |
Prime Minister Dr. Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini |
| Government Type |
Monarchy/Parlimentary System |