a small country in south-east Africa, between South Africa and Mozambique. It was under the control of the Boers until the Boer War, when it became a British protectorate (= a country controlled and protected by Britain). It became an independent member of the Commonwealth in 1968. Swaziland is ruled by a king who chooses the prime minister and the cabinet. It has many cultural and economic links with South Africa. Its capital city is Mbabane and its official languages are Swazi and English. see also Swaziland斯威士兰:东南非洲的一个小国,介于南非和莫桑比克之间。它一直受到布尔人的控制,直到布尔人战争成为英国的保护国(受英国控制和保护的国家)。它于1968年成为英联邦的独立成员。斯威士兰由国王选举,国王由他担任总理和内阁。它与南非有许多文化和经济联系。它的首都是姆巴巴纳(Mbabane),官方语言是斯威士语和英语。