Country information
- Landlocked/Coastal: Landlocked
- Country area: 30,355 km²
- Pop: 1,925,000
- Religions: Christianity, various other
- GDP/ World Rank Dollars: $1.58 billion
- HDI/ World Rank Index: 0.427 (141)
- Main Languages: English, Phuthi, Sotho, Xhosa, Zulu, Afrikaans
- Largest three cities: Maseru, Teyateyaneng, Mafeteng
- Capital: Maseru
- Type of government: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- Economic Structure: Exports: $603.8 million (2005 est) - manufactures, wool and mohair, food and live animals. Imports: $1.166 billion (2005 est) - food, building materials, machinery, medicines, petroleum products
- Name of president, PM, Ruler: King Letsie III, Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili
- Date of next election: N/A
- HIV/AIDS prevalence: 23.6% (2009 est)
- Literacy rates: 84.60%
- Corruption perceptions index 2010: 3.5
- 2011 Doing Business Rank: 138
- Life expectancy: 51.63
- Percentage below poverty line: 49% (1999 est)
This page will be updated as the project progresses and we learn more about the social and environmental enterprise sectors in Lesotho
