Lesotho 
May 26, 2011 | Posted by Owner | Filed under Lesotho, Country Information 

Lesotho
Peace, Rain, Prosperity 

General
Population: 1,924,886 (2011)
Land Area: 30,355 sq km
Natural Resources: Water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone
Capital: Maseru
Political System: Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
State Leader: Pakalitha Mosisili (1998)
Languages: Sesotho, English, Zulu, Xhosa
Currency: Loti (LSL)
Major Religions: Christian 80%, Indigenous Beliefs 20%
Major Ethnicities: Sotho 99.7%, Europeans, Asians, and other 0.3%
Life Expectancy: 51.63 years (2011) 

Economy
GDP Official Exchange Rate: 1.799 billion (2010)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity: 3.31 billion (2010)
GDP Per Capita (PPP) : 1,700 (2010)
GDP Growth Rate: 3.5% (2010)
GDP Structure: Agriculture 7.1%, Industry 34.6%, Services 58.2% (2010)
Labour Force By Occupation: Agriculture 86%, Industry and Services 14% (2002)
Industries: Food, beverages, textiles, apparel assembly, handicrafts, construction, tourism
Agriculture Products: Corn, wheat, pulses, sorghum, barley; livestock
Human Development Index: 0.427 (141st) 
Tourism Revenue: 20 million (2002)
Unemployment Rate: 45% (2002)

Military
Army Size: 2 000 (2004)
Budget: 2.6% of GDP (2006)

Current Situation
Lesotho is located in Southern Africa. Lesotho is landlocked surrounded entirely by South Africa. Lesotho's economy is slowly developing, it's main economy is water. Lesotho also had child-labour problems which it is in the process of eliminating. 

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Sources :
CIA World Factbook: Lesotho 
Wikipedia: Lesotho
http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/profiles/LSO.html