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Brief History. The kingdom of Lesotho is completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Though its original inhabitants were Bushmen, other populations arrived from the 1500s through the 1800s as refugees from various tribal conflicts in the surrounding countries. Made a British protectorate in 1868, it was not until nearly a century later (1966) that independence was attained. The country's political road has been rocky and for much of the time since independence the constitution has been in abeyance. The military ruled for a time in the early 1990s and there have been problems with elections, including the last ones in May 1998, as questions have been raised as to the reliability of their results.

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Country Information

Local name: Lesotho

Capital: Maseru

Population: 2,022,331

Government: parliamentary constitutional monarchy

Currency: loti (LSL); South African rand (ZAR)

Land size: 30,355 sq km

Topography: mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains

Typical foods:

Major exports: manufactures 75% (clothing, footwear, road vehicles), wool and mohair, food and live animals

Information on the People

Official language: Sesotho, English

Other languages spoken: Zulu, Xhosa

Religions: Christian 80%, indigenous beliefs 20%

Literacy rate: 84.8%

Male/Female Ratio: 0.95 male(s) to every 1 female

Life expectancy: 34.4 years

Ethnic groups: Sotho 99.7%, Europeans, Asians, and other 0.3%,

Internet users: 43,000

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