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Capital Lesotho : |
Maseru .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Lesotho :
| South Africa 909 km .
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| Climate Lesotho :
| temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers .
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| Life expectancy Lesotho :
| 36.81 years .
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| Fertility rate Lesotho :
| 3.44 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Lesotho :
| parliamentary constitutional monarchy .
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| Population Lesotho :
| 1 865 040.
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| Area Total Lesotho :
| 30,355 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Lesotho :
| 28,600 (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Lesotho :
| 92,000 (2002) .
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| International Country Code Lesotho :
| 266.
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| Sex ratio total Lesotho :
| 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Lesotho ratio under 15 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Lesotho ratio 15 64 :
| 0.96 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Lesotho ratio 65 :
| 0.69 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Lesotho :
| $-112 million (2003) |
| HIV Lesotho :
| 28.9% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Lesotho :
| 49% (1999) |
| Literacy Lesotho :
| 84,80% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Lesotho :
| 0,90% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Lesotho :
| 43,40% |
| Inflation Lesotho :
| 6.1% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Lesotho :
| 45% (2002) |
| Internet Users Lesotho :
| 21,000 (2002) |
| Location Lesotho :
| Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa |
| Geographic Coordinates Lesotho :
| 29 30 S, 28 30 E |
| Religion Lesotho :
| Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20% |
| Administrative region Lesotho :
| 10 districts; Berea, Butha-Buthe, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru, Mohale's Hoek, Mokhotlong, Qacha's Nek, Quthing, Thaba-Tseka |
| Terrain Lesotho :
| mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains |
| Elevation extremes lowest Lesotho :
| junction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers 1,400 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Lesotho :
| Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m |
| Natural resources Lesotho :
| water, agricultural and grazing land, some diamonds and other minerals |
| Land use arable land Lesotho :
| 10,87% |
| Land use permanentcrops Lesotho :
| 0,13% |
| Irrigated land Lesotho :
| 10 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Lesotho :
| periodic droughts |
| Environment current issues Lesotho :
| population pressure forcing settlement in marginal areas results in overgrazing, severe soil erosion, and soil exhaustion; desertification; Highlands Water Project controls, stores, and redirects water to South Africa |
| Geography note Lesotho :
| landlocked, completely surrounded by South Africa; mountainous, more than 80% of the country is 1,800 meters above sea level |
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