Africa · Southern Africa · landlocked kingdom
Eswatini
Capital · Mbabane
The Umhlanga Reed Dance and the green Ezulwini 'Valley of Heaven'.
The essentials
Eswatini at a glance
- Capital
- Mbabane
- Region
- Southern Africa · landlocked kingdom
- Currency
- Lilangeni (SZL)
- Languages
- siSwati · English
- Dialling code
- +268
- Status
- Sovereign African nation
Plan around it
National days & key dates in Eswatini
The dates the diaspora marks abroad — independence, liberation and the festivals that fill a rented hall in Bangkok or Guangzhou every year.
Sep 6Somhlolo (Independence) DayFrom Britain, 1968
Aug/SepUmhlanga Reed Dance date variesdate varies
Across the ocean
Where Eswatini people gather in Asia
These are the Asian hubs with the largest and longest-established African communities. Every one has a free country group and a live channel in the Hub.
🇹🇭ThailandBangkok — Sukhumvit Soi 3, the original Little Africa
🇨🇳ChinaGuangzhou & Yiwu — the trade corridor
🇯🇵JapanTokyo & Yokohama — students, athletes and engineers
🇮🇳IndiaDelhi, Bangalore & Pune — university towns
🇲🇾MalaysiaKuala Lumpur — study and business visas
🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesDubai — the aviation and re-export hub
Before you fly
Travelling on a Eswatini passport
Asian entry rules are not uniform across Africa. Some destinations are visa-free or visa-on-arrival for this passport; others need an e-visa or a full embassy application with proof of funds and a return ticket.
Open the Passport Index →Never land alone
Find your people first
Post in the Eswatini channel before you book. Someone from home is already in the city you are moving to — and they will tell you what the agent will not.
Open the Eswatini channel →Keep exploring