Lesoto: Ficha informativa
| País | Reino do Lesoto |
| Área | 30 355 km2 (Murison 2001) |
| Capital | Maseru |
| Principais cidades | Teyateyaneng, Maputsoe, Hlotse, Mafeteng (City Population 2005) |
| Limites | África do Sul (enclave circundado por este país) |
| População | 1 798 000, 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| Taxa cresc pop | -0.3%, 2004-15 (UNDP 2006) |
| Urbanização | 18.5%, 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| Esperança de Vida | Mulher 36.2 anos, homem 34.0 anos, 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| Mortalidade infantil | 61/1000, 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| Prevalência de HIV/SIDA | 23.2%, 2006 (UNAIDS 2006) |
| Taxa de escolarização | Mulher 90.3%, homem 73.7%, 2004 (UNDP 2006) |
| Sistema jurídico | Mistura entre Direito Romano-Holandes e Direito comum inglês |
| Data da independência | 4 de Outubro de 1966 (da Grã Bretanha) |
| PIB | US$1.573 biliões, 2006 est (IMF 2006) |
| PIB per capita | US$653.37, 2006 est (IMF 2006) |
| Taxa cresc PIB | 1.6%, 2006 est (IMF 2006) |
| Principais exportações | Alimentos, têxteis (Murison 2001) |
| Moeda | 1 Loti = 100 Lisente (Murison 2001) |
| Desemprego | 63.5%, 2004 (Global Policy Network et al 2006) |
| Taxa de inflação | 4.6%, 2006 est (IMF 2006) |
| Dívida externa | 41.9% do PIB, 2006 (IMF 2007) |
| Grupos étnicos | Basotho 99.7, Asiáticos, brancos (One World undated) |
| Línguas | Sesotho, Inglês. Outras Phuthi, Zulu, Xhosa (Ethnologue.com undated) |
| Religião | Cristã 91% (Católica Romana 37.5%, Protestante 18%, Independente 11.8%), Tradicional Africana 7.7%. (Religious Freedom undated) |
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ETHNOLOGUE.COM UNDATED "Languages of Lesotho" [www] http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Lesotho [opens new window].
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