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Lesotho

General information

Capital: Maseru

Currency unit: Lesotho loti

Official language: Sesotho, English

Area: 30,360 km²

Population in million: 2,108,130.0 

GDP per capita (current US dollars): 1,299 

GDP per capita, PPP (current international $): 3,219 

Demography

Labor force participation rate (% of total population ages 15+): 67.0 

Annual growth rate of the population: 0.8 %

Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births): 65.7 %

Life expectancy at birth: 52.9 ans

Youth literacy rate Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24): 79 %

Production

Gross domestic product (GDP) in billions of US dollars: 2,738,790,000.00 

Agriculture value added of GDP: 6.0 

Industry value added of GDP: 35.5 

Services value added of GDP: 1.4 

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              Lesotho: 51
              2020
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              2020Lesotho
              Gini Index51