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Lesotho Travel and Destination Guide
BACKGROUND INFO
Full Name
Kingdom of Lesotho
Capital City
Maseru
Area
30,355 sq km
Population
2,100,000
Time Zone
GMT/UTC +2
Weights Measures System
Metric
Languages
• Sotho, Southern (official)
• English (official)
Religion
Christian (80%), co-existing with traditional beliefs
Government Type
Constitutional Monarchy
Government Leaders
Letsie David Mohato III
King (head of state)
Bethuel Pakalitha Mosisili
Prime Minister (head of government)
Country Dialing Code
266
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