| COUNTRY FACTS: LESOTHO | |
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| Name(official): | Kingdom of Lesotho |
| Name(short): | Lesotho |
| Capital City: | Maseru |
| Location: | southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa. Click to enlarge
 Map of Lesotho |
| 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.
NEWS
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
GOVERNMENT: ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
10 districts; Berea, Butha-Buthe, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru, Mohale's Hoek, Mokhotlong, Qacha's Nek, Quthing, Thaba-Tseka.