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  Lesotho

Lesotho is located in the southern part of the African continent, circumscribed entirely by South Africa. The capital city is Maseru.
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  • Population: 1,867,035
  • Land Area: 30,355 sq km
  • Capital City: Maseru
  • Languages: English(official),  Xhosa,  Zulu,  Sesotho
  • Religions: 80% Christian, 20% indigenous beliefs
  • Government: parliamentary constitutional monarchy
  • Date of independence: 10/4/1966
  • GDP: $5.892 billion (2004 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


  • Visit the Lesotho country page of MSU's globalEDGE.
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