Lesotho

Property	Value
factbook:GDP_compositionbysector_agriculture	16.1E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:GDP_compositionbysector_industry	43.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:GDP_compositionbysector_services	40.9E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:GDP_officialexchangerate	1419000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:GDP_percapita_PPP	2600 (xsd:long)
factbook:GDP_purchasingpowerparity	5195000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:GDP_realgrowthrate	1.7E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:HIVorAIDS_adultprevalencerate	28.9E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:HIVorAIDS_deaths	29000
factbook:HIVorAIDS_peoplelivingwithHIVorAIDS	320000 (xsd:long)
factbook:administrativedivisions	10 districts; Berea, Butha-Buthe, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru, Mohales Hoek, Mokhotlong, Qachas Nek, Quthing, Thaba-Tseka
factbook:agestructure_0_14years_female	377303 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_0_14years_male	382308 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_0_14years_percentage	35.7E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:agestructure_15_64years_female	645818 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_15_64years_male	613979 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_15_64years_percentage	59.3E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:agestructure_65yearsandover_female	63233 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_65yearsandover_male	42621 (xsd:long)
factbook:agestructure_65yearsandover_percentage	5.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:airports_total	28 (xsd:long)
factbook:airports_withpavedrunways_total	3
factbook:airports_withunpavedrunways_total	25
factbook:area_comparative	slightly smaller than Maryland
factbook:area_land	30355
factbook:area_total	30355
factbook:area_water	0
factbook: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.
factbook:birthrate	24.72E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:budget_expenditures	$734700000; including capital expenditures of $NA
factbook:budget_revenues	778900000 (xsd:long)
factbook:capital_geographiccoordinates	29 28 S, 27 30 E
factbook:capital_name	Maseru
factbook:capital_timedifference	UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
factbook:climate	temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
factbook:coastline_total	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:constitution	2 April 1993
factbook:countryname_conventionallongform	Kingdom of Lesotho
factbook:countryname_conventionalshortform	Lesotho
factbook:countryname_locallongform	Kingdom of Lesotho
factbook:countryname_localshortform	Lesotho
factbook:currency_code	loti (LSL); South African rand (ZAR)
factbook:currencycode	LSL; ZAR
factbook:currentaccountbalance	75440000 (xsd:long)
factbook:deathrate	22.49E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:debt_external	735000000
foaf:depiction
factbook:disputes_international	none
factbook:distributionoffamilyincome_Giniindex	63.2E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:economicaid_recipient	41500000 (xsd:long)
factbook:economy_overview	Small, landlocked, and mountainous, Lesotho relies on remittances from miners employed in South Africa and customs duties from the Southern Africa Customs Union for the majority of government revenue. However, the government has recently strengthened its tax system to reduce dependency on customs duties. Completion of a major hydropower facility in January 1998 now permits the sale of water to South Africa and also generates royalties for Lesotho. As the number of mineworkers has declined steadily over the past several years, a small manufacturing base has developed based on farm products that support the milling, canning, leather, and jute industries, as well as a rapidly expanding apparel-assembly sector. The latter has grown significantly, mainly due to Lesotho qualifying for the trade benefits contained in the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act. The economy is still primarily based on subsistence agriculture, especially livestock, although drought has decreased agricultural activity. The extreme inequality in the distribution of income remains a major drawback. Lesotho has signed an Interim Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility with the IMF.
factbook:electricity_consumption	244500000 (xsd:long)
factbook:electricity_exports	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:electricity_imports	12000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:electricity_production	250000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:elevationextremes_highestpoint	3482 (xsd:long)
factbook:elevationextremes_highestpoint_place	Thabana Ntlenyana
factbook:elevationextremes_lowestpoint	1400 (xsd:long)
factbook:elevationextremes_lowestpoint_place	junction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers
factbook:environment_currentissues	population pressure forcing settlement in marginal areas results in overgrazing, severe soil erosion, and soil exhaustion; desertification; Highlands Water Project controls, stores, and redirects water to South Africa
factbook:executivebranch_cabinet	Cabinet
factbook:executivebranch_chiefofstate	King LETSIE III (since 7 February 1996); note - King LETSIE III formerly occupied the throne from November 1990 to February 1995 while his father was in exile
factbook:executivebranch_elections	none - according to the constitution, the leader of the majority party in the Assembly automatically becomes prime minister; the monarch is hereditary, but, under the terms of the constitution, that came into effect after the March 1993 election, the monarch is a "living symbol of national unity" with no executive or legislative powers; under traditional law the college of chiefs has the power to depose the monarch, determine who is next in the line of succession, or who shall serve as regent in the event that the successor is not of mature age
factbook:executivebranch_headofgovernment	Prime Minister Pakalitha MOSISILI (since 23 May 1998)
factbook:exports	779100000 (xsd:long)
factbook:factbookcode	lt
factbook:fiscalyear	1 April - 31 March
factbook:flag	<https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/lt-flag.gif>
factbook:flagdescription	three horizontal stripes of blue (top), white, and green in the proportions of 3:4:3; the colors represent rain, peace, and prosperity respectively; centered in the white stripe is a black Basotho hat representing the indigenous people; the flag was unfurled in October 2006 to celebrate 40 years of independence
factbook:geographiccoordinates_latitude	-29.5E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:geographiccoordinates_longitude	28.5E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:governmenttype	parliamentary constitutional monarchy
factbook:householdincomeorconsumptionbypercentageshare_highest10pc	43.4E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:householdincomeorconsumptionbypercentageshare_lowest10pc	1 (xsd:long)
factbook:imports	1401000000 (xsd:long)
factbook:independence	4 October 1966 (from UK)
factbook:industrialproductiongrowthrate	15.5E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:infantmortalityrate_female	75.17E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:infantmortalityrate_male	84.4E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:infantmortalityrate_total	79.85E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:inflationrate_consumerprices	5.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:internetServiceProviders_ISPs	1 (xsd:long)
factbook:internetcountrycode	.ls
factbook:internethosts	168
factbook:internetusers	43000
factbook:investment_grossfixed	32% of GDP
factbook:irrigatedland_total	30
factbook:judicialbranch	High Court (chief justice appointed by the monarch acting on the advice of the Prime Minister); Court of Appeal; Magistrate Courts; customary or traditional court
rdfs:label	Lesotho
factbook:laborforce	838000 (xsd:long)
factbook:laborforce_byoccupation_agriculture	86.0E0 (xsd:double)
is factbook:landboundary of	db:South_Africa
factbook:landboundary	db:South_Africa
factbook:landuse_arableland	10.87E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:landuse_other	89.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:landuse_permanentcrops	0.13E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:large_flag	<https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/lt-lgflag.gif>
factbook:legalsystem	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
factbook:legislativebranch	bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (33 members - 22 principal chiefs and 11 other members appointed by the ruling party) and the Assembly (120 seats, 80 by popular vote and 40 by proportional vote; members elected by popular vote for five-year terms)
factbook:legislativebranch_electionresults	percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - LCD 61, NIP 21, ABC 17, LWP 10, ACP 4, BNP 3, other 4
factbook:legislativebranch_elections	last held 17 February 2007 (next to be held in 2012)
factbook:lifeexpectancyatbirth_female	39 (xsd:long)
factbook:lifeexpectancyatbirth_male	40.73E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:lifeexpectancyatbirth_totalpopulation	39.97E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:literacy_definition	age 15 and over can read and write
factbook:literacy_female	95 (xsd:long)
factbook:literacy_male	75 (xsd:long)
factbook:literacy_totalpopulation	85 (xsd:long)
factbook:location	Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
foaf:logo	<https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/flags/lt-flag.gif>
factbook:manpoweravailableformilitaryservice_femalesage18_49	440102 (xsd:long)
factbook:manpoweravailableformilitaryservice_malesage18_49	428982 (xsd:long)
factbook:manpowerfitformilitaryservice_femalesage18_49	160681 (xsd:long)
factbook:manpowerfitformilitaryservice_malesage18_49	180797 (xsd:long)
factbook:map	<https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/maps/lt-map.gif>
factbook:medianage_female	21.7E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:medianage_male	20.4E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:medianage_total	21 (xsd:long)
factbook:militaryexpenditures_dollarfigure	41100000
factbook:militaryexpenditures_percentofGDP	2.8E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:militaryserviceageandobligation	18 years of age (est.); no conscription
factbook:name	Lesotho
factbook:nationalholiday	Independence Day, 4 October
factbook:nationality_adjective	Basotho
factbook:nationality_noun	Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural)
factbook:naturalgas_consumption	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:naturalgas_production	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:netmigrationrate	-0.78E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:oil_consumption	1400 (xsd:long)
factbook:oil_exports	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:oil_imports	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:oil_production	0 (xsd:long)
factbook:population_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
factbook:population_total	2125262 (xsd:long)
factbook:populationbelowpovertyline	49.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:populationgrowthrate	0.144E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:radiobroadcaststations	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1
factbook:reservesofforeignexchangeandgold	528200000 (xsd:long)
factbook:roadways_paved	1087
factbook:roadways_total	5940
factbook:sexratio_15_64years	0.951E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:sexratio_65yearsandover	0.674E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:sexratio_atbirth	1.03E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:sexratio_totalpopulation	0.956E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:sexratio_under15years	1.013E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:suffrage	18 years of age; universal
factbook:telephones_mainlinesinuse	48000
factbook:telephones_mobilecellular	245100
factbook:telephonesystem_domestic	consists of a modest but growing number of landlines, a small microwave radio relay system, and a minor radiotelephone communication system; a cellular mobile telephone system is growing
factbook:telephonesystem_generalassessment	rudimentary system
factbook:telephonesystem_international	country code - 266; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
factbook:televisionbroadcaststations	1
factbook:terrain	mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains
factbook:totalfertilityrate	3.21 children born/woman
rdf:type	factbook:Country
factbook:unemploymentrate	45.0E0 (xsd:double)
factbook:url	<https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/lt.html>

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