| Population :
| 1 865 040.
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| Age structure 0-14 % :
| 37,30%.
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| Age structure 0-14.m :
| 350 288.
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| Age structure 0-14.f :
| 345 815.
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| Age structure 15-64 % :
| 57,20%.
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| Age structure 15-64.m :
| 521 434.
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| Age structure 15-64.f :
| 545 183.
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| Age structure 65 % :
| 5,50%.
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| Age structure 65.m :
| 41 903.
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| Age structure 65.f :
| 60 417.
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| Age structure est :
| 2004 est..
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| Median age total :
| 20 years .
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| Median age male :
| 19.5 years .
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| Median age female :
| 20.6 years (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate :
| 0.14% (2004 est.) .
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| Population growth rate note :
| .
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| Birth rate :
| 26.91 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Death rate :
| 24.79 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Net migration rate :
| -0.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) .
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| Sex ratio at birth :
| 1.03 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio under 15 :
| 1.01 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 15-64 :
| 0.96 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio 65 :
| 0.69 male(s)/female .
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| Sex ratio total :
| 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Infant mortality rate male :
| 90.19 deaths/1,000 live births .
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| Infant mortality rate female :
| 80.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) .
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| Life expectancy at birth total :
| 36.81 years .
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| Life expectancy at birth male :
| 36.81 years .
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| Life Expectancy at birth female :
| 36.81 years (2004 est.) .
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| Total fertility rate :
| 3.44 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| hiv aids :
| 28.9% (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids people :
| 320,000 (2003 est.) .
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| hiv aids deaths :
| 29,000 (2003 est.) .
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| Nationality noun :
| Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural) .
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| Nationality adjective :
| Basotho .
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| Ethnic groups :
| Sotho 99.7%, Europeans, Asians, and other 0.3%, .
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| Religions :
| Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20% .
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| Languages :
| Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa .
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| Literacy definition :
| age 15 and over can read and write .
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| Literacy total :
| 84,80%.
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| Literacy male :
| 74,50%.
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| Literacy female :
| 94.5% (2003 est.) .
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| Government type :
| parliamentary constitutional monarchy .
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| Independence :
| 4 October 1966 (from UK) .
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| National holiday :
| Independence Day, 4 October (1966) .
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| Suffrage :
| 18 years of age; universal .
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| Economy overview :
| Small, landlocked, and mountainous, Lesotho relies on remittances from miners employed in South Africa and customs duties from the Southern Africa Customs Union for the majority of government revenue, but the government has strengthened its tax system to .
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| Population below poverty line :
| 49% (1999) .
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| Labor force by occupation :
| 86% of resident population engaged in subsistence agriculture; roughly 35% of the active male wage earners work in South Africa .
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| Agriculture products :
| corn, wheat, pulses, sorghum, barley; livestock .
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| Industries :
| food, beverages, textiles, apparel assembly, handicrafts; construction; tourism .
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| Exports commodities :
| manufactures 75% (clothing, footwear, road vehicles), wool and mohair, food and live animals (2000) .
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| Exports partners :
| US 97.6%, Canada 1.5%, France 0.5% (2003 est.) .
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| Imports commodities :
| Independence Day, 4 October (1966) .
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| Imports partners :
| Independence Day, 4 October (1966) .
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| Internet users :
| 21,000 (2002) .
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| Hymne :
| 1.
Lesotho fatse la bontat'a rona,
Har'a mafatse le letle ke lona.
Ke moo re hlahileng,
Ke moo re holileng,
Rea le rata.
2.
Molimo ak'u boloke Lesotho,
U felise lintoa le matsoenyeho.
Oho fatse lena,
La bontat'a rona,
Le be le khotso.
Traduction en anglais :
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1.
Lesotho, land of our Fathers,
You are the most beautiful country of all.
You give us birth,
In you we are reared
And you are dear to us.
2.
Lord, we ask You to protect Lesotho.
Keep us free from conflict and tribulation
Oh, land of mine,
Land of our Fathers,
May you have peace..
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