Lesotho
Official name: |
Lesotho |
Capital City: |
Maseru |
Current Local Time: |
| International Dialing Code: |
266 |
Population: |
1,970,781 (July 1996 |
Currency: |
1 loti (L) = 100 lisente |
Spoken Languages: |
Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, Mar 11, Apr 22, 25, May 2, 13, 25, Jun 2, Jul 17, Oct 4, Dec 26, 27 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: clothing, furniture, footwear, wool |
Partners: South Africa 39%, EC 22%, North and South America 33% (1993) Major Imports: |
Commodities: mainly corn, building materials, clothing, vehicles, machinery, medicines, petroleum products |
Partners: South Africa 83%, Asia 12%, EC 3% (1993) Total Export: |
$142 million (f.o.b., 1994 est.) |
Total Import: |
$1 billion (c.i.f., 1994 est.) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$2.8 billion (1994 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$1,430 (1994 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
71.3% |
Population Growth Rate: |
1.9% (1996 est.) |
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