Area 30,355 sq km (11,720 sq mi)
Poplation 1,862,000
Capital city Maseru (109,000)
Government Constitutional monarchy
Ethnicity Groups: Sotho 99%
Language Sesotho and English (both official)
Religions Christianity 80%, Traditional beliefs 20%
Currency Loti = 100 lisente

The Kingdom of Lesotho is a landlocked country, completely enclosed by South Africa

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