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  1. Date of Independence: October 4, 1966 (from the United Kingdom)
  2. Date of Current Constitution: April 2, 1993
  3. Population: 2,128,950 (1999 est.)
  4. Area: 11,720 sq. mi.
  5. Capital: Maseru
  6. Form of Government: parliamentary constitutional monarchy
  7. Natural Resources: water, diamonds and other minerals
  8. Main Industries: food processing, handicrafts, textiles
  9. Agriculture: corn, grains, peas, beans 
  10. Currency: loti 
  11. GDP: $5.1 billion (1998 est.)
  12. GDP per Capita: $2,400 (1998 est.)
  13. Languages: English (official), Sesotho, Zulu, Xhosa
  14. Religions: Christianity, traditional African belief systems
  15. Literacy Rate: 71%
  16. Life Expectancy:    51 years (male)
  17.                 55 years (female)
  18. Birthrate: 31 births per 1,000 population
  19. Death Rate: 13 deaths per 1,000 population