Lesotho - Pakalitha Mosisili
Pakalitha Mosisili
Prime Minister
(pronounced "PAK-a-leeth-a mo-see-SEE-lee")
"Peace and stability are essential preconditions to economic development … Our geographical position within South Africa eliminates chances for an external threat. Our enemies are therefore internal."
The Kingdom of Lesotho (pronounced "leh-SOO-too") is a landlocked enclave of 30,355 sq km (11,720 sq mi), surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. It is a country of rugged mountainous terrain, dissected by deep river valleys at elevations of 8,100 to 17,700 m (approximately 5,000 to 11,000 ft) above sea level.
Most Basotho, as the people of Lesotho are called, are of southern Sotho origin and speak Sesotho, a Bantu language. English is the official language, but many Basotho are also fluent in other southern African languages or Afrikaans. Europeans, Asians, and people of mixed origins constitute less than 1% of Lesotho's citizens.
Lesotho's population was estimated at 2.2 million in July 2002. Over 80% of the resident population engages in subsistence farming, but agriculture accounts for just 20% of gross domestic product (GDP) and basic foodstuffs must be imported. Most of Lesotho's arable land is in the west of the country, with high population densities reaching 200 per sq km (500 per sq mi).
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