Officially name: Kingdom of Swaziland
Capital: Lobamba (royal and legislative), Mbabane (administrative)
Largest city: Mbabane
Official language: English, SiSwati
Government: Absolute Monarchy
Swaziland is an absolute monarchy with constitutional provisions and Swazi Law and Custom.The head of state is the king or Ngwenyama (lit. Lion), currently King Mswati III, who ascended to the throne in 1986 after the death of his father King Sobhuza II in 1982 and a period of regency.
Swaziland is a country in Southern Africa, lying between Mozambique and South Africa. The country is located at the geographic coordinates 26°30′S 31°30′E. Swaziland has an area of 17,363 square kilometres, of which 160 are water. The major regions of the country are Lowveld, Midveld and Highveld.