Mbabane, << `ehm` buh BAHN >> (pop. 60,000), is the administrative capital of Eswatini, a country in southern Africa. Mbabane lies in a mountainous region 200 miles (320 kilometers) east of Johannesburg, South Africa. Mbabane was founded as a mining camp. Service industries and farming employ many people in the city. Most people living in Mbabane are Swazi. The Swazi are Bantu-speaking people.
