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Eswatini: map and facts
Eswatini is in Southern Africa. It has about 1.26 million people (2025), the 154th largest population. It covers 17,364 km², the 153rd largest by area. That is about 72 people per km². Its highest point is Emlembe, at 1,862 m.
Facts
- Population: 1,256,174 (2025, World Bank)
- Area: 17,364 km² (2024, World Bank)
- Capital: Lobamba, Mbabane
- Highest point: Emlembe, 1,862 m (Wikidata)
- Forest: 25.3% of the land (2024, World Bank)
Mountains and landscapes
Its highest peaks:
- Emlembe: 1,862 m (its highest point)
Mountain ranges: Lebombo Mountains.
Land
Land cover seen from satellites (NASA MODIS, 2024): grassland 47.7%, savanna 30.3%, deciduous broadleaf forest 6.4%, evergreen broadleaf forest 5.6%, wooded savanna 4.1%, farmland 3.2%.
Landforms, worked out from the height of the land (USGS GMTED2010): hills 55.4%, mountains 31.7%, plains 10%, plateaus 2.9%.
Forests covered 25.3% of its land in 2024, down from 28.2% in 1990 (World Bank).
Neighbours
Eswatini shares land borders with Mozambique and South Africa on this map.
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Sources
India’s boundaries are drawn according to India’s official position, simplified for small-scale maps (data: Natural Earth, India view). Each figure shows its year and source; some are rounded. Data release 2026.2.
- Natural Earth (naturalearthdata.com), public domain. Boundaries follow India's official position (Natural Earth's India point of view). Terms
- GMTED2010 courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey (Danielson and Gesch 2011, USGS Open-File Report 2011-1073). Terms
- Friedl, M., Sulla-Menashe, D. (2022). MODIS/Terra+Aqua Land Cover Type Yearly L3 Global 500m SIN Grid V061. NASA EOSDIS Land Processes DAAC. doi:10.5067/MODIS/MCD12Q1.061. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL): UN Population Division, national statistical offices (2025 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2): FAO (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Terms
- The World Bank: World Development Indicators, Forest area (% of land area) (AG.LND.FRST.ZS): FAO, FAOSTAT (2024 data, retrieved 2026-10-17). CC BY 4.0. Rounded by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Wikidata (CC0): names, capitals, peak heights and river lengths, checked by Make Me Smarter. Terms
- Landforms worked out by Make Me Smarter from GMTED2010.
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