Flag of Eswatini

What the flag looks like

Horizontal stripes of blue, yellow, crimson, yellow and blue, the crimson widest, with a black-and-white Nguni shield, two spears and a tasselled staff lying horizontally across the center.

What it means

Red stands for past battles, blue for peace and yellow for mineral wealth; the shield represents protection, and its black and white show people of different races living together.

How to remember it

Eswatini lays a black-and-white Nguni shield and spears sideways across a broad crimson band framed by yellow and blue.

Fun facts

• The country was renamed from Swaziland to Eswatini in 2018, on the 50th anniversary of independence.
• The design is based on a banner given by King Sobhuza II to the Swazi Pioneer Corps during the Second World War.

Eswatini at a glance

Capital

Lobamba

Region

Southern Africa

Population

1.2 million

Area

17,364 km²

Languages

English, Swazi

Currency

Swazi lilangeni (E), South African rand (R)

Flag adopted

1968