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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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              Political governance

              Lesotho: 68
              2018
              Breakdown by component
              2018Lesotho
              Political governance68
              Political Stability and Absence of violence
              Lesotho: 64
              		64
              Voice and Accountability
              Lesotho: 71
              		71
              Political rights and civil liberties
              Lesotho: 66
              		66
              Country groups
              1. Africa
              2. Sub-Saharan Africa
              3. Middle East and North Africa
              4. Southern Africa
              5. Central Africa
              6. East Africa
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              12. High income non OECD
              13. Upper middle income countries
              14. Lower middle income
              15. Low income countries
              16. Outsize the Franc zone
              17. Franc CFA zone
              18. WAMEU
              19. CEMAC
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              14. Congo, Dem. Rep.
              15. Congo, Rep
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              18. Egypt
              19. Equatorial Guinea
              20. Eritrea
              21. Ethiopia
              22. Gabon
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              24. Ghana
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              29. Lesotho
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