INFO
CAPITAL
Maseru
POPULATION
1,962,461 (July 2018 est.)
CLIMATE
Temperate
CURRENCY
14.48 Maloti (LSL)=1 USD (2013 est.)
IMPORTANT CITIES
Maseru, Thaba Bosiu, Roma, Morija, Teyateyaneng, Matsieng (royal palace)
AREA
30,355 sq. km
PEOPLE
NATIONALITY
Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural)
MAJOR PEOPLES
South Sotho
RELIGION
Protestant 47.8{a1a33444ee922ad961904607c501cbe84d9cddb45266103b20616805d66fa906}, Roman Catholic 39.3{a1a33444ee922ad961904607c501cbe84d9cddb45266103b20616805d66fa906}, other Christian 9.1{a1a33444ee922ad961904607c501cbe84d9cddb45266103b20616805d66fa906}, non-Christian 1.4{a1a33444ee922ad961904607c501cbe84d9cddb45266103b20616805d66fa906}, none 2.3{a1a33444ee922ad961904607c501cbe84d9cddb45266103b20616805d66fa906} (2014 est.)
LITERACY
79.4{a1a33444ee922ad961904607c501cbe84d9cddb45266103b20616805d66fa906}
PRINCIPAL LANGUAGE
Sesotho
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
Sesotho, English
POLITICS
HEAD OF STATE
Thomas Motsoahae Thabane (since 16 June 2017)
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT
Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
DATE OF INDEPENDENCE
October 4, 1966
MAJOR EXPORTS
Clothing, footwear, wool, livestock, electricity, water, diamonds