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Capital:
Maseru
Government:
Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
Current Head of Government:
King Letsie III
Economy:
- Relies heavily on remittances from Basotho employed in South Africa, customs duties from the Southern African Customs Union (SACU), and export revenue for the majority of government revenue.
Population:
2,177,740 (July 2021 est.)
Land Size:
30,355 sq km (11,720 sq miles)
Major Ethnic Groups:
- Sotho: 99.7%
- Europeans, Asians, and other: 0.3%
Religions:
- Christianity: 80%
- Indigenous African Religions: 20%
Languages(s):
- Sesotho (official) (southern Sotho)
- English (official)
- Zulu
- Xhosa