Lesotho
Latest News:
- Lesotho: One of the worst droughts in 30 years prompts US$18...
- Humanitarian community seeks $18.9 million to address Lesoth...
- With drought-stricken Lesotho facing severe hunger, UN launc...
- US government provides US$104 million to hungry poor in Afri...
- Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP): Lesotho Drought Flash Ap...
- Lesotho: Food Crisis OCHA Situation Report No. 1
- Drought, disease, poverty hitting southern Africa
- OCHA : Swaziland, Lesotho et Mozambique en proie à la malnutrition
- Press conference by Emergency Relief Coordinator on humanita...
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People
- Population: 1970781
- Population Growth: 1.9%
- Infant Mortality: 81.6 per 1000 live births (similar to Lesotho, Turkmenistan, Mauritania)
Context
- Area: 30350 km2
- Government: modified constitutional monarchy
- Religions: Christian (80%)
- Ethnic Groups: Sotho (100%)
- Borders: South Africa (909 km)
Economy
- GDP per capita: 764$US (similar to India, Libya, Northern Mariana Islands, Eritrea)
- GDP from agriculture: 10.4%
- GDP from industry: 48.8%
- GDP from services: 40.8%
