Lesotho March 11, 2020 'Muso oa Lesotho , Africa , African Union , AIDS , Basotho , Basutoland , British colony , British protectorate , colony , diamants , energy , hydroelectric dam , hydropower , Kingdom of Lesotho , Lesotho , Maseru , mines , Monarchie constitutionnelle , monarchy , mountains , poverty , prévalence VIH , protectorate , renewable energies , sesotho , South Africa , Southern Africa , tourism , UNAIDS , VIH Official name Kingdom of Lesotho Name in local language 'Muso oa Lesotho (st) ; Kingdom of Lesotho (en) Continent Africa Subcontinent Southern Africa Population (ranking: 150e ) 2,183,687 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 4.30 % / year Area 30,355 km² Density 71.94 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 192e )2.792 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 1,324 $USD (2018) GDP growth 1.50 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 53.70 years (2018) Birth rate 29.45 ‰ (2015) Fertility rate 3.20 children / woman (2016) Death rate (ranking ) 19.85 ‰ (2015) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 53.20 ‰ (2016) Literacy rate 86.20 % (2016) Official languages Sesotho, English Currency Lesotho loti (LSL), South African rand (ZAR) HDI (ranking: 202e )0.518 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )33.78 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy Head of State King Letsie III National Day 4 October (independence of 1966) ISO Codes LS, LSO Demonym Mosotho (singular) ; Basotho (plural) Tourists (ranking ) 320,000 people (2013)
Underdevelopment worsened by AIDS and external dependence Lesotho is a mountainous, mountainous southern African state that is completely landlocked in the territory of South Africa , of which it is economically particularly dependent.
Landscape of Lesotho Lake, Lesotho Maseru, capitale of Lesotho Lake, Lesotho Urban areas (2015) Urban areas Population Maseru 294,325 inhabitants
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