Lesotho

General information

Common name	Lesotho
Local name	Muso oa Lesotho
Name	Muso oa Lesotho
Motto	"Khotso, Pula, Nala" (Sesotho) "Peace, Rain, Prosperity"
Anthem	Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona Lesotho, land of our Fathers
Capital	Maseru
Largest city	Maseru
Official languages	Sesotho, English
Demonym	Mosotho (singular), Basotho (plural)
Government
Government	Unitary parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
King	Letsie III
Prime Minister	Pakalitha Mosisili
Independence	Independence
from the United Kingdom	October 4, 1966
Geography
Total Area	12727 sq mi (32962.9 km2) (140th)
Water %	negligible
Demography
Population Est.	2,067,000 (146th)
Population census	2031348 (2004)
Density (pop.)	62.7/km² (138th) (162.4/sq mi)
Economy
GDP PPP	$3.303 billion (2010)
GDP (PPP) per capita	$1,299
GDP (nominal)	$2.127 billion (2010)
GDP (nominal) per capita	$836
Other information
Gini	63.2 (1995) (high)
HDI	(+) 0.427 (2010) (low) (141st)
Currency	Lesotho loti/Loti (LSL)
Time zone	SAST (UTC+2)
Drives on the	left
Internet TLD	.ls
Calling code	+266