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Lesotho      Country: Lesotho Internet: .ls Continent: Africa Area: 30355 sq km Population: 2,022,331 (CIA World Factbook est as of 2006) Population: 1790.574 (United Nations est as of 2006, in thousands) Population Men: 834.519 Population Women: 956.055 Annual Growth Rate: 0.081 % Birth Rate: 24.75 % Death Rate: 28.71 % Life Expectancy: 34.4 years Infant Mortality Rate: 87.24 % Fertility Rate: 3.28 % HIV AIDS Adult Prev Rate: 28.9 % HIV AIDS Living With: 320,000 HIV AIDS Deaths: 29,000 Labor Force: 838,000 Unemployment Rate: 45 % GDP Per Capita: $2,600 GDP Purchasing Power: $5,195,000,000 GDP Real Growth: 1.7 Industrial Growth: 15.5 Inflation Rate CP: 5 % Investment Gross Fixed: 32 Capital: Maseru Capital Population: 173700 Capital Coordinates: 29 28 S, 27 30 E UTC Offset: 2 Washington D.C. UTC Offset Note: 7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time Roadways: 5940 km Airports: 28 (total paved or unpaved) Internet Users: 43000 Internet Hosts: 168 Telephones Mobile: 245,100 Telephones Main: 48000 Debt External: $735,000,000 Foreign Exchange Reserves: $528,200,000 Imports: $1,401,000,000 Exports: $779,100,000 Current Account Balance: -$75,440,000 Natural Gas Consumption: 0 Natural Gas Production: 0 Electricity Consumption: 244,500,000 Electricity Production: 250,000,000 Oil Consumption: 1,400 Oil Production: 0  Map of Lesotho

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