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 |
Government Website: | https://www.gov.ls/ |
Sovereign Ratings: | https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/lesotho |
Central Bank: | Central Bank of 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% |
Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO
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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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Eximbank: Afreximbank ; Export Credit Agency: Caribbean Export Development Agency ;
Export Promotion Agency: Trade, Industry, Business Development and Tourism ; Investment Agency: Lesotho National Development Corporation ;
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