Country: Lesotho
People: Basotho
Language: Sesotho
Location: Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
Total Area: 30,355 sq km
Climate: temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Natural Resources: water, agriculture and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stones
Population: 2,130,819
Infant Mortality Rate (IMR): 77.4/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at Birth: 40 years
HIV Prevalence rate: 23.3% (in other words, 1 in 4 people are positive. And from what I’ve heard this may be a conservative estimate)
Unemployment Rate: 45%
Population below poverty line: 49%
Transnational Issues or International Disputes: None
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