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Capital: Maseru
Area: 30,355 sq km / 11,717 sq ml
Language: Sesotho, English, Zulu, Xhosa
Currency: Loti
Population: 1,861,959
Life expectancy: 54 (men), 63 (women)
Literacy rate: 60%
Religions: 42% Protestant, 38% Roman Catholic
Physical features: Landlocked mountainous country with plateaus, forming part of South Africa's chief watershed
Ethnic distribution: Almost entirely Bantus (of Southern Sotho), or Basotho
Exports: Wool, mohair, diamonds, cattle, wheat, vegetables
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