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[08/05/2005]
 Lesotho | |
Dr Francis Louis, Yaoundé, Cameroon
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General Statistics
 Area: 30,355
km²
Population:
2,100,000 inhabitants
Capital:
Maseru
Currency:
loti
Official
Languages: English, Sesotho
Bordering
Countries: South Africa
Out of 192 countries the kingdom of Lesotho ranks 138th
for life expectancy, 146th for infant mortality,
137th for GNP, 152nd for daily calorie
intake, 132nd for literacy, 114th for the
percentage of children in full-time education (source: Atlas
Encyclopédique Mondial, Nathan Ed., Paris 1996, pp.562-563).
Lesotho is a country of volcanic plateaux, an enclave totally
surrounded by South Africa. There are 4 peaks at more than 3,000m (
Mount Thabana Ntlenyama peaks at 3,482 m) and this country is
considered a real water tower for South Africa.
The dry season is from June to August when temperatures are around
0°C. It is therefore not rare to see the mountains covered with
snow.
There is no malaria in the Kingdom of
Lesotho. 
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