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COUNTRY FACTS: LESOTHO
Name(official): Kingdom of Lesotho
Name(short): Lesotho
Capital City: Maseru
Location: southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa.
Coordinate: 29 30 S, 28 30 E
Independence: (From Britain) October 4th; 1966.
President: King Letsie 111,
Pakalitha Mosisili(Prime Minister)
Type of Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Total Area: 30 355sq.km.
Population: 2million (2005 est.)
People: Basatho, Europeans, Asians, others.
Religion: Christians 80%, others(including muslims, Hindus, indigenous belief) 20%.
Languages: Sesotho and English (official), Zulu, Xhosa.
Literacy: 84.8%total, 74.5%male, 94.5%female (2003 est.)
Currency: loti (1 loti =100lisente), South African rand(ZAR)
GDP(per capita): $3 000(2005 est.)
Arable Land: 10.87%
Agriculture: Corn, wheat, sorghum, barley, peas, beans, asparagus, wool, mohair, livestocks.
Natural resources: water, agricultural and grazing land, diamond, sand, clay, building stones. Lesotho is an exporter of excess labour.
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International Phone Code: +266

ECONOMY: BUSINESS, TRADE AND INVESTMENT

  • Tourism:

MAJOR CITIES

Maseru, Teyateyaneng, Leribe, Mafeteng, Mohale's Hoek.

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INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

10 districts; Berea, Butha-Buthe, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru, Mohale's Hoek, Mokhotlong, Qacha's Nek, Quthing, Thaba-Tseka.

GOVERNMENT INSTITUTIONS

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