Silwane

This article is about the country. For other uses, see Silwane (disambiguation).

Union of Silwane
Flag Seal
Anthem: "National Anthem of Silwane"
Location of Silwane in Hylasia
Capital	Umoya
Largest city	Dwaleni
Official languages	Sholo Fallish
Recognised regional languages	Ulwimi !qáxa Lamane
Ethnic groups (2022)	83.8% Sholo 11.1% Lamane 4.3% Ixolo 0.8% Other
Religion (2022)	68.3% Gregorianism 17.5% No religion 12.6% Folk religion 1.6% Other
Demonym(s)	Silwanean AmaSholo
Government	parliamentary republic with a constitutional monarchy
• King of Silwane	Sipho Dlamini
• Speaker	Sanele Mthembu
• Chief Justice	Vusumuzi Cele
• Prime Minister	Ayanda Madlala
Legislature	People's Assembly
History
• uMzantsi migrations	c. 400-2,000BCE
• isiLwane Federation	c. 1050-1290CE
• KwaSholo Empire	26 November 1781
• KwaSholo unification	3 August 1825
• Fallish Colonization	1877
• Independence	18 October 1944
Area
• Total	387,749.2 km2 (149,710.8 sq mi)
• Water (%)	1.2
Population
• 2022 estimate	23,602,780
• Density	60.87/km2 (157.7/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2022 estimate
• Total	$120.067 billion
• Per capita	$5,087
GDP (nominal)	2022 estimate
• Total	$75.364 billion
• Per capita	$3,193
Gini (2022)	33.2 medium
HDI (2022)	0.701 high
Currency	Ingwe (Ɨ, SLI)
Time zone	UTC-2 (Silwane Standard Time, BST)
Date format	dd-mm-yyyy
Driving side	right
Calling code	+289
Internet TLD	.sl