Lesotho Lesotho is small, mountainous and completely landlocked by South Africa. The country depends on a narrow economic base of textile manufacturing, agriculture, remittances and regional customs revenue. About three-fourths of the people live in rural areas and engage in animal herding and subsistence agriculture. Lesotho relies on South Africa for much of its economic activity, importing some 90% of the goods it consumes from South Africa, including most agricultural inputs. Diamond mining in Lesotho has grown in recent years and is forecast to contribute 8.5% to GDP in 2015. Name Kingdom of Lesotho Capital Maseru Frequency of elections Every five years Name of parliament Parliament of the Kingdom of Lesotho Parliament website www.parliament.ls Languages Sesotho, English, Zulu, Xhosa Area 30 355 km2 Population 1 942 008 (July 2014 est) Imports Food, building materials, machinery, medicines, petroleum products Exports Water, electricity, diamonds, clothing, footwear, wool and mohair, food and live animals Currency Maloti Source: CIA World Factbook Image: Gallo/GettyImages
