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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Lesotho |
| Flag |  |
| Capital | name: Maseru geographic coordinates: 29 28 S, 27 30 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| 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.) |
| GMT | +2 |
| Location | Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa see map |
| Area | total: 30,355 sq km land: 30,355 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Ethnic groups | Sotho 99.7%, Europeans, Asians, and other 0.3%, |
| Religions | Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20% |
| Languages | Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa |
| Government type | parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| National holiday | Independence Day, 4 October (1966) |
| Constitution | 2 April 1993 |
| Legal system | based on English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicial review of legislative acts in High Court and Court of Appeal; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations |
| Background | Basutoland was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the UK in 1966. The Basuto National Party ruled for the first two decades. King MOSHOESHOE was exiled in 1990, but returned to Lesotho in 1992 and reinstated in 1995. Constitutional government was restored in 1993 after 7 years of military rule. In 1998, violent protests and a military mutiny following a contentious election prompted a brief but bloody intervention by South African and Botswanan military forces under the aegis of the Southern African Development Community. Constitutional reforms have since restored political stability; peaceful parliamentary elections were held in 2002. |
| Internet country code | .ls |
