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Kingdom of Lesotho
Sovereign: King Letsie III (1990)
Prime Minister: Pakalitha Mosisili (1998)
Area: 11,720 sq. mi. (30,350 sq. km)
Population (1999 est.): 2,128,950 (average annual rate of natural increase: 1.8%); birth rate: 31.3/1000; infant mortality rate: 77.6/1000; density per sq. mi.: 182
Capital and largest city (1992): Maseru (1992), 170,000
Monetary unit: Loti
Languages: English and Sesotho (official); also Zulu and Xhosa
Ethnicity/race: Sotho 99.7%, Europeans 1,600, Asians 800
Religions: Christian, 80%; indigenous beliefs; Muslim; and Bahai
Literacy rate: 56% (1989)
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (1997 est.): $5.1 billion; $2,400 per capita. Real growth rate: 10%. Inflation: 8% (1997 est.). Unemployment: substantial unemployment and underemployment effecting more than half of the labor force (1996 est.). Arable land: 11%. Agriculture: corn, wheat, pulses, sorghum, barley; livestock. Labor force: 689,000; subsistence agriculture, 86%. Natural resources: water, agricultural and grazing land, some diamonds and other minerals. Industries: food, beverages, textiles, handicrafts; construction; tourism. Exports: $200 million (f.o.b., 1997 est.): manufactures 65% (clothing, footwear, road vehicles), wool and mohair 7%, food and live animals 7%. Imports: $880 million (f.o.b., 1997 est.): food; building materials, vehicles, machinery, medicines, petroleum products. Major trading partners: South African Customs Union, North America, EU, Asia.
Member of Commonwealth of Nations
