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What does SZL mean? SZL is the currency code for the Swazi Lilangeni, the official currency of Eswatini (formerly known as ...

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10 Interesting Facts About Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)

Learn 10 interesting facts about Eswatini, from its status as an absolute monarchy and rich cultural heritage to its diverse landscapes and vibrant festivals. Explore Eswatini's unique attractions and traditions.

Basic Information About Eswatini Country Full Name: Kingdom of Eswatini Continent: Africa Official Language: Swazi (siSwati), English Currency: Swazi Lilangeni (SZL), South African Rand (ZAR) Capital: Mbabane (administrative), Lobamba (royal and legislative) Main Dish: Sishwala (thick porridge) with meat and vegetables Famous For: Traditional culture, wildlife reserves, mountainous…

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Best Places to Visit in Eswatini (Swaziland) | Travel Guide (2023) | Things to Do, See & Eat

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097：ムババーネの不動産屋／Realtor in Mbabane

日曜日、晴れ時々曇り、所持金7891リランゲニ、つい最近国名が変わった

Sunday, partly cloudy, possession money is 7891 lilangeni, the name of this country has changed recently.

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Eswatini 🇸🇿

Basic facts

Official name: Kingdom of Eswatini/Umbuso weSwatini (English/Swazi)

Capital city: Lobamba and Mbabane

Population: 1.2 million (2023)

Demonym: Swazi

Type of government: unitary absolute monarchy

Head of state: Mswati III (Monarch)

Head of government: Russell Dlamini (Prime Minister)

Gross domestic product (purchasing power parity): $13.79 billion (2023)

Gini coefficient of wealth inequality: 54.6% (high) (2016)

Human Development Index: 0.610 (medium) (2022)

Currency: lilangeni (SZL) and rand (ZAR)

Fun fact: It is home to the oldest mine in the world.

Etymology

The country’s name comes from king Mswati II.

Geography

Eswatini is located in Southern Africa and borders South Africa to the north, west, and south and Mozambique to the northeast.

There are three main climates: monsoon-influenced humid subtropical in the center and east, hot steppe in the southeast, and subtropical highland in the west. Temperatures range from 4 °C (39.2 °F) in winter to 32 °C (89.6 °F) in summer. The average annual temperature is 20.9 °C (69.6 °F).

The country is divided into four regions (tifundza). The largest cities in Eswatini are Manzini, Mbabane, Big Bend, Malkerns, and Nhlangano.

History

1670-present: Kingdom of Eswatini

1881: independence

1894-1902: South African Republic

1903-1968: Swaziland Protectorate

Economy

Eswatini mainly imports from South Africa, China, and India and exports to South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria. Its top exports are cane sugar, odoriferous substances, and binders for foundry molds.

Agriculture is a major source of revenue. Services represent 50% of the GDP, followed by industry (37%) and agriculture (13%).

Eswatini is a member of the African Union, the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, the Commonwealth, the Southern African Customs Union, and the Southern African Development Community.

Demographics

The Swazi represent 84% of the population, while the Zulu account for 10%. The main religion is Christianity, practiced by 89.3% of the population, 88.8% of which is Protestant.

It has a negative net migration rate and a fertility rate of 2.4 children per woman. 24.6% of the population lives in urban areas. Life expectancy is 59.6 years and the median age is 23.7 years. The literacy rate is 88.4%.

Languages

The official language of the country are English and Swazi, which is spoken by 95% of the population. Tsonga and Zulu are minority languages.

Culture

Swazi culture is known for its handcraft industry, which ranges from pottery to jewelry. Swazi people are proud and very friendly.

Men traditionally wear a rectangular piece of cloth with colorful motifs (lihiya) and a neckband (ligcebesha). Women wear a colorful lihiya and a headdress.

Architecture

Traditional houses in Eswatini are beehive-shaped and their walls and roofs are made of dry thatched grass.

Cuisine

The Swazi diet is based on beans, corn, meat, and vegetables. Typical dishes include emasi (fermented milk), inyama lebilisiwe (boiled meat with vegetables), sishwala (a maize porridge served with beans, meat, and vegetables), umbidvo wetintsanga (pumpkin leaves with ground nuts), and umncushu (a dish of beans and corn kernels with peanuts and tomatoes).

Holidays and festivals

Like other Christian countries, Eswatini celebrates Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day, Christmas Day, and Boxing Day. It also commemorates New Year’s Day and Labor Day.

Specific Swazi holidays include King’s Birthday on April 19, National Flag Day on April 25, King Father’s Birthday on July 22, Umhlanga Day on September 4, Independence Day on September 6, and Incwala Day on the last week of December or the first week of January.

Incwala Day

Other celebrations include the Marula Festival, a beer festival where the king and queen are presented with gifts, and the MTN Bush Fire Festival, which celebrates arts and music.

Marula Festival

Landmarks

There are no UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Landmarks include the Mantenga Falls, the Mahamba Church, the Mowane Gorge, the Ngwenya Mine, and the Sibebe Rock.

Sibebe Rock

Famous people

Bongani Khumalo - soccer player

Carl Crack - musician

Luke Hall - swimmer

Malla Nunn - writer

Nandipha Mntambo - artist

Noma Dumezweni - actress

Phumlile Ndzinisa - athlete

Richard E. Grant - actor

Tiffany Simelane - model

Zola Maseko - movie director

Tiffany Simelane

You can find out more about life in Eswatini in this article and this video.

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The GDP is one parameter that portrays the health of any economy but it is far from giving a holistic picture of the health of any economy.

The strength of an economy is also rated in terms of the exchange rate of a country's currency to international currencies such as Dollars, Pounds, Euros and recently Yuan.The Nigerian economy as at December 2019 was the largest in Africa, beating South Africa to second position with a whopping Gross National Product of $407.93bbillion.

In Africa some currencies are stronger than the others due to the state of their economy with reference to the purchasing power and exchange rate against international currencies.

10. Nambibian Dollars: (14.41NAD = $1)

9. Zambian Kwacha: ( ZK14.20 = $1)8. Swazi Lilangeni: ( SZL14.19 = $1)

7. South African Rand: ( 14.1ZAR = $1)

6. Seychelles Rupees: ( 13.70SCR = $1)

5. Botswana Pula: ( P10.69 = $1)

4. Morrocan Dirham: ( 9.60 MAD = $1)

3. Ghana Cedi: ( 5.75 Cedis = $1)2. Tunisian Dinar: ( 2.80 TND = $1)

1. Libyan Dinar: ( 1.39 LYD = $1)

As you can see Nigeria is not mentioned because currently 1 dollar is equivalent to #388.7 Naira.

God will help Nigeria ooo.

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NUMBER ONE AFRICAN PRAISE VIDEO 2018 ( Hot African Praise-Uche Favour)

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Mswati III (born as Prince Makhosetive on 19 April 1968)[2] is the King (Swazi: Ngwenyama, Ingwenyama) of Eswatini and head of the Swazi Royal Family. He was born in Manzini, Swaziland, to King Sobhuza II and one of his younger wives, Ntfombi Tfwala.[3] He was Tfwala’s only child. He attended primary school at Masundvwini Primary School and secondary school at Lozitha Palace School. From 1983 to 1986, he attended Sherborne School in north-west Dorset, England. He was crowned as Mswati III, Ingwenyama and King of Swaziland, on 25 April 1986 at the age of 18, thus becoming the youngest ruling monarch in the world at that time. Together with his mother, Ntombi Tfwala, now Queen Mother (Ndlovukati), he rules the country as an absolute monarch. Mswati III is known for his practice of polygamy (although at least two wives are appointed by the state) and currently has 15 wives.[4] Although he is respected and fairly popular in Eswatini, his policies and lavish lifestyle have led to local protests and international criticism.[5]

Eswatini (Swazi: eSwatini [ɛswa̯ˈtiːni]), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini (Swazi: Umbuso weSwatini), also known as Swaziland(/ˈswɑːzɪlænd, -lənd/), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its north, west and south. The country and the Swazi people take their names from Mswati II, the 19th-century king under whose rule Swazi territory was expanded and unified.[6]

After the Second Boer War, the kingdom, under the name of Swaziland, was a British protectorate from 1903 until it regained its independence on 6 September 1968.[8] On 19 April 2018, by a proclamation issued by king Mswati III, the official name was changed from Kingdom of Swaziland to Kingdom of Eswatini, mirroring the name commonly used in siSwati.[9][10]

The government is an absolute diarchy, ruled jointly by Ngwenyama ("King") Mswati III and Ndlovukati ("Queen Mother") Ntfombi Tfwala since 1986.[11][12] The former is the administrative head of state and appoints the country's prime ministers and a number of representatives of both chambers (the Senate and House of Assembly) in the country's parliament, while the latter is the national head of state, serving as keeper of the ritual fetishes of the nation and presiding during the annual Umhlanga rite. Elections are held every five years to determine the House of Assembly and the Senate majority. The current constitution was adopted in 2005. Umhlanga, held in August/September,[13] and incwala, the kingship dance held in December/January, are the nation's most important events.[14]

A diarchy (from Greek δι-, di-, "double",[1] and -αρχία, -arkhía, "ruled")[2][a] or duumvirate (from Latin duumvirātus, "the office of the two men")[4][b] is a form of government characterized by corule, with two people ruling a polity together either lawfully or de facto, by collusion and force. The leaders of such a system are usually known as corulers.

Mswati was introduced as Crown Prince in September 1983 and was crowned king on 25 April 1986, aged 18 years and 6 days, and thus making him the youngest reigning monarch until the ascension of King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck of Bhutan on 14 December 2006; he was also the youngest head of state until Joseph Kabila took office on 26 January 2001 as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The king and his mother, whose title is Indlovukati ("Great She-Elephant"), rule jointly.

Today King Mswati III is Africa's last absolute monarch in the sense that he has the power to choose the prime minister, other top government posts and top traditional posts. Even though he makes the appointments, he still has to get special advice from the queen mother and council, for example when he chooses the prime minister. In matters of cabinet appointments, he gets advice from the prime minister. He ruled by decree, but did restore the nation's Parliament, which had been dissolved by his father in order to ensure concentration of power remained with the king.

In 2004, Mswati promulgated a new constitution that allows freedom of speech and assembly for the media and public, while retaining the traditional Tinkhundla system. Amnesty International has criticized the new constitution as inadequate in some respects.

Eswatini is a developing country with a small economy. With a GDP per capita of $9,714, it is classified as a country with a lower-middle income.[3] As a member of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa(COMESA), its main local trading partner is South Africa; in order to ensure economic stability, Eswatini's currency, the lilangeni, is pegged to the South African rand. Eswatini's major overseas trading partners are the United States[15] and the European Union.[16] The majority of the country's employment is provided by its agricultural and manufacturing sectors. Eswatini is a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union, the Commonwealth of Nations and the United Nations.

Eswatini's economy is diverse, with agriculture, forestry and mining accounting for about 13% of GDP, manufacturing (textiles and sugar-related processing) representing 37% of GDP and services – with government services in the lead – constituting 50% of GDP. Title DeedLands (TDLs), where the bulk of high value crops are grown (sugar, forestry, and citrus) are characterized by high levels of investment and irrigation, and high productivity.

Economic growth in Eswatini has lagged behind that of its neighbours. Real GDP growth since 2001 has averaged 2.8%, nearly 2 percentage points lower than growth in other Southern African Customs Union (SACU) member countries. Low agricultural productivity in the SNLs, repeated droughts, the devastating effect of HIV/AIDS and an overly large and inefficient government sector are likely contributing factors. Eswatini's public finances deteriorated in the late 1990s following sizeable surpluses a decade earlier. A combination of declining revenues and increased spending led to significant budget deficits.

Eswatini's economy is very closely linked to the economy of South Africa, from which it receives over 90% of its imports and to which it sends about 70% of its exports. Eswatini's other key trading partners are the United States and the EU, from whom the country has received trade preferences for apparel exports (under the African Growth and Opportunity Act – AGOA – to the US) and for sugar (to the EU). Under these agreements, both apparel and sugar exports did well, with rapid growth and a strong inflow of foreign direct investment. Textile exports grew by over 200% between 2000 and 2005 and sugar exports increasing by more than 50% over the same period 

The recent rapid growth in SACU revenues has, however, reversed the fiscal situation, and a sizeable surplus was recorded since 2006. SACU revenues today account for over 60% of total government revenues. On the positive side, the external debt burden has declined markedly over the last 20 years, and domestic debt is almost negligible; external debt as a percent of GDP was less than 20% in 2006.

The recently concluded Investment Climate Assessment provides some positive findings in this regard, namely that Eswatini firms are among the most productive in Sub-Saharan Africa, although they are less productive than firms in the most productive middle-income countries in other regions. 

On 19 April 2018, King Mswati III changed the name of the country to Eswatini. The change was to mark the country's 50th anniversary of independence.[32] Mswati III wanted the name Eswatini which is the ancient original name for the country and this change was to give up the previous colonial name Swaziland.[33]

Eswatini established diplomatic relations with the Republic of China (ROC) commonly known as "Taiwan", on 16 September 1968. Eswatini has an embassy in Taipei and ROC has an embassy in Mbabane. As of 2018, it is last African country to recognize the ROC instead of the PRC as the sole representative of "China". Mswati has visited Taiwan seventeen times as of June 2018, and has promised to continue recognizing the Republic of China instead of the People's Republic of China.[10]

The Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the Kingdom of Eswatini (Chinese: 中華民國駐史瓦帝尼王國大使館; pinyin: Zhōnghuá Mínguó Zhù Shǐwǎdìní Wángguó Dàshǐguǎn) is the embassy of the Republic of China in Mbabane, Eswatini. The two countries have had diplomatic relations since Swaziland's independence in 1968.[2]

Eswatini is one of the 17 countries that recognise the Republic of China as the sole legitimate government of China.[3] As of 2019, it is the only country in Africa which does not have diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.[4]

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Eswatini's central bank mulls issuance of a digital currency

Eswatini’s central bank mulls issuance of a digital currency

The kingdom of Eswatini is considering the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), joining the growing list of African countries exploring the viability of an e-currency. The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) said it has appointed German technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to research and explore the possibilities of a digital Lilangeni (the country’s currency) to complement…

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Eswatini’s central bank mulls issuance of a digital currency

Eswatini’s central bank mulls issuance of a digital currency

The kingdom of Eswatini is considering the introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC), joining the growing list of African countries exploring the viability of an e-currency. The Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) said it has appointed German technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to research and explore the possibilities of a digital Lilangeni (the country’s currency) to complement…

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Swaziland, landlocked country in the eastern flank of South Africa, where it adjoins Mozambique. It extends about 110 miles (175 km) from north to south and about 80 miles (130 km) from west to east at its largest dimensions.

Overall, the economy displays a marked duality of large-scale intensive production and small-scale semi-subsistence activities. This produces a great contrast in incomes and living standards, which tends to be obscured by average per capita statistics. National economic policy is based on the free enterprise or market philosophy, with fiscal measures to redistribute resources to education, health, and community improvement projects. Government revenue is derived principally from receipts from the Southern African Customs Union, sales tax, and corporate and personal taxation. The budget is generally in balance, but foreign aid is a major contributor to the capital or development budget, providing a buffer to help meet any deficit in revenue. Nevertheless, the dual economy persists, and the formal employment sector is unable to absorb the annual increment of new workers generated by the country’s high population growth rate. Many workers, mostly men, are forced to seek employment as migrant workers, predominantly in South Africa. Labour relations in the country are at an embryonic stage, with a generally fragmented trade union movement pitted against a longer-established employers’ association and with the government endeavouring to act as referee and arbiter.

A mixture of subsistence and commercial farming is practiced in Swaziland. The staple crop is corn, and other crops include sorghum (mainly for the brewing of traditional beer), pumpkins, beans, peas, and other vegetables. Crop yields are generally low, but the more progressive farmers produce on a par with the large-scale commercial sector. Because of the role of cattle as a traditional store of wealth, the livestock population, mostly cattle and goats, greatly exceeds the country’s carrying capacity and is a major cause of vegetation loss and soil erosion.

The largest agro-industry is the cultivation of sugarcane and the manufacture of sugar. Also of major commercial importance are the extensive man-made forests of pine and eucalyptus (in the Highveld), which supply timber to a wood pulp mill and several sawmills. Unbleached wood pulp is the country’s second largest export after sugar. The area under timber plantations is about 6 percent of the country’s total area. Other important crops are citrus fruits and cotton (Lowveld), pineapples (Middleveld), rice, tobacco, and vegetables. Commercial livestock farming is also important, particularly in the Lowveld, and supports meat processing and dairy plants.

Mining has declined in relative importance since the 1960s, asbestos and coal in particular. Iron ore, tin, and gold have been exploited sporadically in the past, but no mines are now active. Since 1984 diamonds have been growing in importance and are now the second largest mineral export after asbestos.

The processing of agricultural, forest, and livestock products forms the backbone of the industrial sector. Other manufactures include textiles and clothing, which expanded enormously in the 1980s, beverages, office equipment, furniture, and various other light industries.

Tourism, particularly from South Africa, has become a major sector of the economy. Centred on the hotel and casino complex in the central Ezulwini valley (about seven miles from Mbabane), the sector boasts smaller complexes at Piggs Peak in the north and at Nhlangano in the south. High-quality handmade textiles and tapestries and a range of stone and wooden handicrafts complement this sector.

Swaziland, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and South Africa constitute the Southern African Customs Union, which provides generally for the free movement of goods and services throughout the area. Swaziland has its own currency, the lilangeni, but is also a member of the southern African monetary union (with Lesotho and South Africa), which seeks to ensure that currencies are on par and funds move freely between the member countries.

Apart from one bank that is wholly owned by the government, the commercial banks are subsidiaries of international (including South African) banks. As a consequence of these associations, most international trade is with South Africa as part of its regional trading network. Exports are largely raw materials or lightly processed products, essentially from the agro-forestry sector, while imports consist of machinery and transport equipment, fuels and lubricants, and foodstuffs.

Good all-weather roads link the main population centres and extend to neighbouring South Africa and Mozambique. The railway, originally constructed from the western to the eastern border for the export of iron ore through Maputo in Mozambique, has been extended to provide links to the South African network in both the north and the south of the country. Swaziland has one international airport, named after King Mswati III.

Finally, I will leave a link which includes all companies and enterprises in Swaziland, for those who want to research and discover more about this country. Thanks for reading.

All businesses address in Swaziland: https://findsun.net/Ny

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List of African currencies

Among the different national currencies in circulation in this region the notable are two, the West African CFA franc, used in 8 independent countries, and the Central African CFA franc, used in 6 other nations. Their relative stability is guaranteed by means of the fixed exchange rate, currently both are pegged to the Euro.

The only local currency ranked among the most-traded in the international forex market, is the South African rand, which is placed at the end of the top 20.

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Country or territory

Currency

ISO-4217

A

Algeria

Algerian  dinar

DZD

Angola

Angolan  kwanza

AOA

Ascension  Island (UK)

Saint  Helena pound

SHP

B

Benin

West  African CFA franc

XOF

Botswana

Botswana  pula

BWP

Burkina  Faso

West  African CFA franc

XOF

Burundi

Burundi  franc

BIF

C

Cabo Verde

Cabo  Verdean escudo

CVE

Cameroon

Central  African CFA franc

XAF

Central  African Republic

Central  African CFA franc

XAF

Chad

Central  African CFA franc

XAF

Comoros

Comorian  franc

KMF

Congo,  Democratic Republic of the

Congolese  franc

CDF

Congo,  Republic of the

Central  African CFA franc

XAF

Cote  d’Ivoire

West  African CFA franc

XOF

D

Djibouti

Djiboutian  franc

DJF

E

Egypt

Egyptian  pound

EGP

Equatorial  Guinea

Central  African CFA franc

XAF

Eritrea

Eritrean  nakfa

ERN

Eswatini

Swazi  lilangeni

SZL

Ethiopia

Ethiopian  birr

ETB

G

Gabon

Central  African CFA franc

XAF

Gambia

Gambian  dalasi

GMD

Ghana

Ghanaian  cedi

GHS

Guinea

Guinean  franc

GNF

Guinea-Bissau

West  African CFA franc

XOF

K

Kenya

Kenyan  shilling

KES

L

Lesotho

Lesotho  loti

LSL

Liberia

Liberian  dollar

LRD

Libya

Libyan  dinar

LYD

M

Madagascar

Malagasy  ariary

MGA

Malawi

Malawian  kwacha

MWK

Mali

West  African CFA franc

XOF

Mauritania

Mauritanian  ouguiya

MRU

Mauritius

Mauritian  rupee

MUR

Mayotte (France)

European  euro

EUR

Morocco

Moroccan  dirham

MAD

Mozambique

Mozambican  metical

MZN

N

Namibia

Namibian  dollar

NAD

Niger

West  African CFA franc

XOF

Nigeria

Nigerian  naira

NGN

R

Reunion (France)

European  euro

EUR

Rwanda

Rwandan  franc

RWF

S

Saint  Helena (UK)

Saint  Helena pound

SHP

Sao Tome  and Principe

Sao  Tome and Principe dobra

STN

Senegal

West  African CFA franc

XOF

Seychelles

Seychellois  rupee

SCR

Sierra  Leone

Sierra  Leonean leone

SLL

Somalia

Somali  shilling

SOS

South  Africa

South  African rand

ZAR

South  Sudan

South  Sudanese pound

SSP

Sudan

Sudanese  pound

SDG

T

Tanzania

Tanzanian  shilling

TZS

Togo

West  African CFA franc

XOF

Tristan da  Cunha (UK)

Pound  sterling

GBP

Tunisia

Tunisian  dinar

TND

U

Uganda

Ugandan  shilling

UGX

Z

Zambia

Zambian  kwacha

ZMW

Zimbabwe

United  States dollar

USD

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Kingdom of Swaziland (LoopLand Eswatini)

Mbabane Call it what you want, the main thing is to know that the sow of the state has two capitals - the cities of Mbabane and Lobamba. The first is official, and the second is royal and parliamentary.

Tourism in the state is not particularly booming, so it should come as no surprise if you are hearing about Swaziland for the first time. Many different peoples live here, but the Swazi still predominate (90 percent of the total population).

Concerning interesting stories. Nothing memorable happened, Douglas tried to exchange dollars for lilangeni (national currency) for a couple of days but did not know the exact exchange rate, so he did not trust anyone. Our film crew prepared before leaving for the sowing country, but we decided not to give the exact numbers to our wanderer (he will know how to call us bores).

Would you like a couple more interesting facts? The country is ruled by a king, his power is partially limited by parliament. Medical services in the country are lame but free. There are only about two dozen hospitals in the whole country.

On this, the next episode of the program came to an end, thanks for your attention! And remember, Swaziland ranks first in the world in terms of HIV infection!

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SZL (Swazilandia Lilangeni)

¿Qué es el Eswatini Lilangeni (SZL)? El Eswatini lilangeni (SZL) es la moneda nacional del Reino de Eswatini (anteriormente Swazilandia). Un SZL se subdivide en 100 centavos y es emitido por el Banco Central de Eswatini. Los mercados de divisas abrevian la moneda como SZL. El SZL está vinculado al Rand sudafricano (ZAR). A partir de enero de 2021, 1 SZL (y 1 ZAR) equivalen aproximadamente a…

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Coinmarketcap ethereum price

Swazi Lilangeni SZL. It is incorrect to aggregate trading pairs from all exchanges into one pool. Every coin traded on an exchange should receive a unique price. (more…)