 | Capital city: Maseru, largest city
(main international airport). |
 | Area: 30355 square km |
 | National day: 4 October
(Independence day). |
 | Independence: 12 December, 1963.
Former British colony. |
 | Population: 2.3 million as of 2000 |
 | Leader: King Leslie 111, born 1963.
Prime minister Pakitha Mosisili. |
 | Language: English and Sesotho (both
official) |
 | Currency: Maloti (M) |