 Lesotho
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
29 30 S, 28 30 E |
| Area |
total: 30,355 sq km land: 30,355 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Climate |
temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers |
| Terrain |
mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains |
| Population |
2,125,262 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality and death rates, lower population and growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa |
| Imports |
food; building materials, vehicles, machinery, medicines, petroleum products |
| Exports |
manufactures 75% (clothing, footwear, road vehicles), wool and mohair, food and live animals (2000) |
| Hazards |
periodic droughts |
| Resources |
water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone |
| Geography |
landlocked, completely surrounded by South Africa; mountainous, more than 80% of the country is 1,800 meters above sea level |
| Nationality |
noun: Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural) adjective: Basotho |
| Capital |
name: Maseru geographic coordinates: 29 28 S, 27 30 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.ls |
| Internet Users |
43,000 (2005) |
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