Eswatini (Swaziland)

Eswatini is ethnically homogeneous, almost entirely Swazi. SiSwati and English are the official languages.

Christianity is the dominant faith, blended with traditional beliefs, and the monarchy and Swazi customs remain central to national life.

Society

Eswatini has moderate literacy but was devastated by HIV/AIDS, with the epidemic and high unemployment weighing on a young population under an absolute monarchy.