Klik om dit land in het werelddeel te zien: Lesotho
Hoofdstad: Maseru Bevolking: 1,9 mln Oppervlakte: 30.355 km2 Talen:
Sesotho, Engels, IsiZulu, Xhosa
Exact population: 1,930,493 (July 2012 est.) Literacy: Total population: 84.8%; male: 74.5%; female: 94.5% Ethnicities: Sotho 99.7%, Europeans, Asians, and other 0.3%, Land boundaries: Total: 909 km; border countries: South Africa 909 km Terrain: Mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains Extremes: Lowest point: junction of the Orange and Makhaleng Rivers 1,400 m; highest point: Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m Imports: Hong Kong 43%, China 23.4%, India 5.5%, South Korea 5.1%, Germany 4.4% (2004) Exports: US 97%, Canada 2.1%, UK 0.3% (2004) Industries: Food, beverages, textiles, apparel assembly, handicrafts; construction; tourism