Lesotho

Official Name:	The Kingdom of Lesotho
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language):	Kingdom of Lesotho
ISO Country Codes:	LS : LSO
Internet Domain:	.ls
Government Web Site:	https://www.gov.ls/

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IATA Airports

Capital:	Maseru	Main Airports:	Moshoeshoe I International Airport
Language(s):	Sesotho;English	Population:	2,193,970
Currency:	Lesotho Loti	ISO Currency Code:	LSL
Telephone Dial In:	+266	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States; African Union; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Southern African Development Community; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Lonely Planet;

News Resources:

News Agency

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AllAfrica;

The Lesotho News Agency;

Newspaper

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Radio

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People's Choice Radio;

Radio Lesotho;

Lesotho

Government Website:	https://www.gov.ls/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/lesotho
Central Bank:	Central Bank of Lesotho
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	14.48 maloti (LSL) per US dollar (2017 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	28.1% (2014 est.)
Population below poverty line:	49.7% (2017 est.)
Inflation Rate:	5.3% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	11.30% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$4.88 billion (PPP 2020 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$2,300 (2020 est.)
Currency Name:	Lesotho Loti
Currency Code:	LSL
World Bank Classification:	Lower Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	7.3%	corn, wheat, pulses, sorghum, barley; livestock
Industry:	31.1%	food, beverages, textiles, apparel assembly, handicrafts, construction, tourism
Services:	61.5%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Africa; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

African Development Bank; Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Enhanced Integrated Framework; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Maseru Securities Market ;

National Statistics Office:

Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Trading Economics;

Lesotho

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	The Lesotho Revenue Authority
Development Bank(s):	African Development Bank;

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 131/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 99/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 80/136 (2016)
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