
Lesotho
General information
Capital: Maseru
Currency unit: Lesotho loti
Official language: Sesotho, English
Area: 30,360 km²
Population in million: 2.2
GDP per capita (current US dollars): 1,182
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $): 3,130
Demography
Labor force participation rate (% of total population ages 15+): 66.5
Annual growth rate of the population: 1.3 %
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births): 66.5 %
Life expectancy at birth: 54.2 ans
Youth literacy rate Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24): 79 %
Production
Gross domestic product (GDP) in billions of US dollars: 2.64
Agriculture value added of GDP: 5.2
Industry value added of GDP: 33.0
Services value added of GDP: 52.6