Lesotho

Official Name: The Kingdom of Lesotho
Sovereign Status: Sovereign Country
Government Type: Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language): Kingdom of Lesotho
ISO Country Codes: LS : LSO
Internet Domain: .ls
Government Web Site: https://www.gov.ls/
Capital: Maseru Main Airports: Moshoeshoe I International Airport
Language(s): Sesotho;English Population: 2,193,970
Currency: Lesotho Loti ISO Currency Code: LSL
Telephone Dial In: +266 ID Prefix: 00



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Lesotho

GDP: $4.88 billion (PPP 2020 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP): $2,300 (2020 est.)
Currency & USD Exchange Rate: Lesotho Loti
Currency Code: LSL
World Bank Classification: Lower Middle Income

GDP Composition:

Agriculture: 7.3% corn, wheat, pulses, sorghum, barley; livestock
Industry: 31.1% food, beverages, textiles, apparel assembly, handicrafts, construction, tourism
Services: 61.5%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook




Financial Exchanges:
Stock & Securities Exchange: Maseru Securities Market ;

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Business Language(s): English
Customs & Excise: The Lesotho Revenue Authority
Development Bank(s): African Development Bank;
Competitive Ind’l Performance: 131/141 (2019) Corruption Perceptions Index: 99/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A Enabling Trade Index: 80/136 (2016)
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Law Associations & Firms

Law Society of Lesotho


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Lesotho

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British Representation Overseas
The British High Commission in Maseru

Foreign Representation in the U.K.
Lesotho High Commission
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