lesotho Capital: maseru Pos.: Surface: 30.355 Kmq 139 Population 2020: 2.142.000 144 Pop. density: 70,56 in./Kmq 112 Pop. growth 12ys:  +0,52 % GDP per capita: 1.061 $ 171 Nominal GDP 2020: 2,273 billions $ 168 PPP per capita: 2.444 $ 172 GDP PPP 2020: 5,236 billions $ 166 Internet TLD:  LS
Kingdom of Lesotho, is an enclaved country surrounded by South Africa. It is a mountainous country situated in the Maloti Mountains, and contains the highest mountains in Southern Africa. Lesotho has an area of just over 30,000 km2 (11,600 sq mi) and has a population of about 2 million. The official languages are Sesotho and English. It was previously the British Crown Colony of Basutoland, but it declared independence from the UK on 4 October 1966. It is now a fully sovereign state and member of the UN Economy: It is based on agriculture, livestock, manufacturing, mining, and depends heavily on inflows of workers’ remittances and receipts from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU). Lesotho is geographically surrounded by South Africa and is economically  integrated with it as well. The majority of households subsist on farming. The formal sector employment consist of mainly the female workers in the apparel sector, the male migrant labor, primarily miners in South Africa for 3 to 9 months
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