Eswatini.
Kingdom of Eswatini
Member of AU, NAM.
Population
1.2M
GDP (nominal)
$4.8B
GDP / capita
$4,050
Capital
Mbabane
Government
Unitary parliamentary …
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
3.1 / 10
UN voting record
How Eswatini votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
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Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.
Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Eswatini's foreign policy is constrained by its geographic encirclement by South Africa and its dependence on SACU revenues. The kingdom maintains a notably unusual diplomatic position as the only African state to recognize Taiwan rather than the People's Republic of China, a stance maintained through personal ties between King Mswati III and Taiwanese leadership and substantial Taiwanese development aid.
Within SADC and the AU, Eswatini takes low-profile positions and generally avoids controversy. The monarchy uses cultural diplomacy and royal visits to maintain bilateral relationships. Relations with South Africa are asymmetric but generally cooperative, with South Africa providing economic access while occasionally expressing concern about Eswatini's governance and human rights record.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$4.8B
GDP per capita
$4,050
Currency
Lilangeni (SZL)
HDI
0.60
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Eswatini’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.