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Eswatini Emigration and Immigration (view source)
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Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | ||
==Immigration into Kingdom of Eswatini== | ==Immigration into Kingdom of Eswatini (Swaziland)== | ||
*'''Eswatini''', officially the '''Kingdom of Eswatini''' and formerly and still commonly '''known in English as Swaziland.''' The population is composed primarily of ethnic Swazis. | *'''Eswatini''', officially the '''Kingdom of Eswatini''' and formerly and still commonly '''known in English as Swaziland.''' The population is composed primarily of ethnic Swazis. | ||
*The Swazis established their kingdom in the mid-18th century. The present boundaries were drawn up in 1881 in the midst of the "Scramble for Africa". | *The Swazis established their kingdom in the mid-18th century. The present boundaries were drawn up in 1881 in the midst of the "Scramble for Africa". | ||