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Sub Saharan Africa

Lesotho
Last reviewed: 10 February 2011

Country information

Area: 30,355 sq km
Population: 1.9 million (2006 census)
Capital city: Maseru
People: Basotho
Languages: Sesotho, English
Religion(s): Christianity and indigenous beliefs
Currency: Loti (plural: Maloti)
Major political parties: Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD), Lesotho People’s Congress (LPC), Basotho Congress Party (BCP), Basotho National Party (BNP), Basotho African Congress (BAC), All Basotho Convention (ABC), Basotho Democratic National Party (BNDP).
Head of State: King Letsie III (constitutional monarch)
Prime Minister: Rt Hon Pakalitha Mosisili MP
Membership of international groupings/organisations: African Union (AU), Commonwealth, Southern African Customs Union (SACU), Southern African Development Community (SADC).
 

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Useful links

• BBC News: Africa
• BBC News Country Profile: Lesotho
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Department for International Development (DFID)
• Dolen Cymru Lesotho - The Wales Lesotho Link
• Lesotho Durham Link
• Health Needs