Swaziland year 1970/80 stamps New / MNH collection of stamps

Swaziland year 1970/80 stamps ☀ New / MNH collection of stamps

The kingdom of Eswatini is one of the world’s last remaining absolute monarchies. The king rules by decree over his million subjects, most of whom live in the countryside and follow traditional ways of life.

In 2018, the country, until then known as Swaziland, was renamed Eswatini.

Eswatini has had the highest HIV prevalence rate in the world The virus has killed countless Swazis and left thousands of orphans. By 2022, the country was making considerable progress in epidemic control, but the impact of HIV on the country has been significant.

The country and the Swazi take their names from Mswati II, the 19th-Century king under whose rule the country was expanded and unified.

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