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Lesotho

Le·so·tho [ lə sṓtō, lə stoo ] country in southern Africa, bordered on all sides by South Africa. It became an independent member of the British Commonwealth in 1966.
Languages: Sesotho (Southern Sotho) and English.
Currency: loti.
Capital: Maseru.
Population: 1,861,959 (2003).
Area: 30,355 sq km (11,720 sq mi.) 
Official name  Kingdom of Lesotho
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