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Lesotho
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| Muso oa Lesotho Kingdom of Lesotho | |||||
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| Motto: "Khotso, Pula, Nala" (Sesotho) "Peace, Rain, Prosperity" | |||||
| Anthem: Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona | |||||
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| Capital | Maseru | ||||
| Largest city | Maseru | ||||
| Official languages | Sesotho, English | ||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||
| - King | Letsie III | ||||
| - Prime Minister | Pakalitha Mosisili | ||||
| Independence | |||||
| - from the United Kingdom | October 4, 1966 | ||||
| Area | |||||
| - Total | 30,355 km² (140th) 11,717 sq mi | ||||
| - Water (%) | negligible | ||||
| Population | |||||
| - July 2005 estimate | 1,795,0001 (146th) | ||||
| - 2004 census | 2,031,348 | ||||
| - Density | 59 /km² (138th) 153 /sq mi | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2005 estimate | ||||
| - Total | $4.996 billion (150th) | ||||
| - Per capita | $2,113 (139th) | ||||
| HDI (2003) | 0.494 (low) (149th) | ||||
| Currency | Loti (LSL) | ||||
| Internet TLD | .ls | ||||
| Calling code | +266 | ||||
| 1 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. | |||||
Lesotho (pronounced ), officially the Kingdom of Lesotho, is a land-locked country, entirely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Formerly Basutoland, it is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name Lesotho roughly translates into "the land of the people who speak Sotho."