Lesotho Kingdom of Lesotho

Capital Maseru Area 11,720 sq mi 30,355 sq km Population 1,861,959 est 2003 Largest city Maseru pop. 173,700 Languages Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa) Peoples Sotho 99.7%, Europeans, Asians, and other 0.3%, Religion Christian 80%, Indigenous beliefs, Islam and Bahai Life Expectancy total population: 36.81 years male: 36.81 years female: 36.81 years (2004 est.) Literacy total population: 84.8% male: 74.5% female: 94.5% (2003 est.) Suffrage 18 years of age; universal Government Parliamentary constitutional monarchy back to Africa Map