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THE LANDLOCKED NATION IS SURROUNDED ON THE NORTH, WEST, AND SOUTH BY SOUTH
AFRICA, WITH MOZAMBIQUE TO THE EAST.  THE CURRENT BOUNDARIES FOR ESWATINI
WERE DRAWN DURING THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA IN 1881.  AFTER THE SECOND BOER
WAR IN 1903, THE KINGDOM OF SWAZILAND BECAME A BRITISH PROTECTORATE.
SWAZILAND BECAME INDEPENDENT ON SEPTEMBER 6, 1968 AND IS RULED BY AN
ABSOLUTE MONARCHY.  SWAZILAND WAS ON THE ORIGINAL DXCC LIST AND STARTED OFF
WITH THE ZS7 PREFIX, CHANGING TO ZD5 IN 1965.  IN 1969, THE PREFIX WAS
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CHANGED TO 3D6 AND EVENTUALLY CHANGED TO ITS CURRENT PREFIX, 3DA0, IN 1988.
ESWATINI IS A MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR RADIO UNION IARU RADIO
SOCIETY OF ESWATINI RSE AND HAS A QSL BUREAU.  CURRENTLY, 3DA0 RANKS NUMBER
120 ON CLUB LOGS MOST WANTED LIST.  THE RUSSIAN DXPEDITION TEAM RU DX TEAM
HAS ANNOUNCED THEIR PLANS FOR 3DA0RU TO BE A DXPEDITION TO THE KINGDOM OF
ESWATINI, TAKING PLACE BETWEEN OCTOBER 22 AND NOVEMBER 8, INCLUDING THE CQ
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