At no more than 200 kilometres (120 mi) north to south and 130 kilometres (81 mi) east to west, Swaziland is <answer>one of the smallest</answer> countries in Africa. Despite its size, however, its climate and topography is diverse, ranging from a cool and mountainous highveld to a hot and dry lowveld. The population is primarily ethnic Swazis whose language is siSwati. They established their kingdom in the mid-18th century under the leadership of Ngwane III; the present boundaries were drawn up in 1881. After the Anglo-Boer War, Swaziland was a British protectorate from 1903 until 1967. It regained its independence on 6 September 1968.
In terms of size where does Swaziland rank within Africa in terms of country size?
one of the smallest