AREA ................................................
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30.355
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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1.865.040 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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61,4 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Maseru
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%
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CURRENCY ......................................
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loti (LSL); South African rand (ZAR)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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2619 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,381 (136th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Orange/Makhaleng Rivers 1400 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Thabana Ntlenyana 3482 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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4 October 1966 (from UK)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Constitutional Monarchy
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.ls
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+266
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