Lesotho
- Official Name:
- Kingdom of Lesotho (Lesotho)
- Area:
- 30.355 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 2.125.262 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 0 km, None
- Capital:
- Maseru
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- ND
- Maritime claims:
-
- Territorial sea: None
- Exclusive economic zone: None
- Continental shelf: None
- Political divisions:
- 10 districts; Berea, Butha-Buthe, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru, Mohale's Hoek, Mokhotlong, Qacha's Nek, Quthing, Thaba-Tseka
- Language(s):
- Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 4 October (1966)
- Nationality:
- Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural)
- Official time:
- UTC 2.
- Member of:
- ACP, AfDB, AU, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIGA, NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
- Internet country code:
- .ls
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Loti (LSL) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD2.600 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 1.437.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 3% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 16,1%
- Industry: 43%
- Services: 40,9%
- Labor force:
- 838.000 (2000 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2006):
-
- Agriculture: 86%
- Industry and services: 14%
- Unemployment rate:
- 45% (2002 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 5% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 32% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD778.900.000
- Expenditures: USD734.700.000
- Public debt:
- ND
- Current account balance:
- USD -75.440.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 779.100.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Manufactures 75% (clothing, footwear, road vehicles), wool and mohair, food and live animals (2000)
- Exports - Partners:
- Hong Kong 29,6%, China 24%, Taiwan 22,3%, Germany 5,7%, India 5,5% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 1.401.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Food; building materials, vehicles, machinery, medicines, petroleum products
- Imports - partners:
- US 83,8%, Belgium 12,7%, Canada 2,4% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 528.200.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 735.000.000 (2002)
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