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Lesotho

Head of State King Letsie III
Head of Government Prime Minister Prof. Pakalitha Mosisili
Capital City Maseru
Languages English & Sesotho
Currency Maloti (M) = 100 lisente
Area 30,355 sq.km
Population 2.2 million (mid year 2003)
Literacy 78 %
Urbanization 17 %
Natural Resources Diamonds, Wildlife, Mohair, Wool, Water.
Source: [www.sadc.int]
   

Human development index: Table 1
HDIВ Rank Human Poverty Index
(HPI-1) Value(%) 		Probability at birth of not surviving to age 40
(% of cohort)
2000-05a 		Adult illiteracy rate
(% ages 15 and above)
2003b 		Health expenditure per capita
(PPP US$)
2002 		Traditional fuel consumption
(% of total energy requirements)
2002
Medium Human Development
65 Mauritius 11.4 5 15.7 317 ..
120 SouthВ Africa 30.9 43.3 17.6c 689 11.8d
125 Namibia 33 45.4 15 331 ..e
131 Botswana 48.4 69.1 21.1f 387 ..e
145 Zimbabwe 45.9 65.9 10f 152 66.2
Low Human Development
146 Madagascar 35.3 27.8 29.4 18 81.5
147 Swaziland 52.9 74.3 20.8 309 ..e
149 Lesotho 47.6 67.6 18.6 119 ..e
160 Angola 41.5 48.1 33.2 92 32
164 Tanzania,В U.В Rep.В of 35.8 44.4 30.6 31 82.6
165 Malawi 43.4 56.3 35.9c 48 85
166 Zambia 46.4 60.1 32.1c 51 87.3
167 Congo,В Dem.В Rep.В ofВ the 41.4 45.4 34.7 15 94.9
168 Mozambique 49.1 50.9 53.5f 50 80.3



Human development index: Table 2
HDIВ Rank GDP per capita
(PPP US$) (HDI)
2003 		Population living below $1 a day (%)
В 1990-2003a 		Population living below the national poverty line (%)
В 1990-2002a 		Total population
(millions) 		Urban population
(% of total) 		Population undernourished
(% total) 		Inequality measures - Gini indexe Refugees by country of asylum
(thousands)
2004f
Medium Human Development       1975 2003 2015b 1975c 2003b,c 2015b,c 1990-1992d 2000-2002d    
65 Mauritius 11,287 .. 10.6 0.9 1.2 1.3 43.4 43.3 47.3 6 6 .. 0
120 SouthВ Africa 10,346g 10.7 .. 25.9 46.9 47.9 48 56.9 62.7 .. .. 57.8 27
125 Namibia 6,180g 34.9 .. 0.9 2 2.2 20.6 32.4 39.8 35 22 70.7 20
131 Botswana 8,714 23.5 .. 0.9 1.8 1.7 12.8 51.6 57.5 23 32 63 3
145 Zimbabwe 2,443h 56.1 34.9 6.2 12.9 13.8 19.6 35 41.4 45 44 56.8 13
Low Human Development
146 Madagascar 809 61 71.3 7.9 17.6 23.8 16.4 26.6 30.7 35 37 47.5 0
147 Swaziland 4,726 .. 40 0.5 1 1 14 23.6 27 14 19 60.9 1
149 Lesotho 2,561g 36.4 49.2 1.1 1.8 1.7 10.8 18 21 17 12 63.2 0
160 Angola 2,344g .. .. 6.8 15 20.9 17.4 35.7 44.9 58 40 .. 13
164 Tanzania,В U.В Rep.В of 621 19.9 35.7 16 36.9 45.6 10.1 35.4 46.8 37 44 38.2 650
165 Malawi 605 41.7 65.3 5.2 12.3 16 7.7 16.3 22.2 50 33 50.3 3
166 Zambia 877 63.7 72.9 5.2 11.3 13.8 34.8 35.9 40.8 48 49 52.6 227
167 Congo,В Dem.В Rep.В ofВ the 697 .. .. 23.9 54.2 78 29.5 31.8 39.7 32 71 .. 234
168 Mozambique 1,117g 37.9 69.4 10.6 19.1 23.5 8.7 35.6 48.5 66 47 39.6 (.)



Human development index: Table 3
HDIВ Rank Life expectancy index Annual population growth rate (%) Population under age 15 (% of total) Population with sustainable access to an improved water source (%) Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
Medium Human Development   1975-2003 В 2003-2015a В 2003 В 2015a 1990 В 2002 В 1970 В 2003
65 Mauritius 0.79 1.1 0.8 25.1 21.3 100 100 64 16
120 SouthВ Africa 0.39 2.1 0.2 32.9 30.2 83 87 .. 53
125 Namibia 0.39 2.9 1 42.6 34.7 58 80 104 48
131 Botswana 0.19 2.5 -0.4 38.2 34.7 93 95 99 82
145 Zimbabwe 0.2 2.6 0.6 41 36.6 77 83 86 78
Low Human Development
146 Madagascar 0.51 2.9 2.5 44.4 40.7 40 45 409 78
147 Swaziland 0.12 2.4 -0.3 42.1 37.2 .. 52 132 105
149 Lesotho 0.19 1.6 -0.3 39.3 36.6 .. 76 128 63
160 Angola 0.26 2.8 2.8 46.7 45.5 32 50 180 154
164 Tanzania,В U.В Rep.В of 0.35 3 1.8 43.2 38.9 38 73 129 104
165 Malawi 0.24 3.1 2.2 47.1 44.9 41 67 189 112
166 Zambia 0.21 2.8 1.7 46.1 43.7 50 55 109 12
167 Congo,В Dem.В Rep.В ofВ the 0.3 2.9 3 47.1 48 43 46 148 129
168 Mozambique 0.28 2.1 1.8 44.1 41.6 .. 42 163 109



Human development index: Table 4
HDIВ Rank Children underweight for age
(% under age 5) 		Adult literacy rate
(% ages 15 and above) 		Net primary enrolment ratio (%) Net secondary enrolment ratio (%) Internet users (per 1,000 people)
Medium Human Development 1995-2003a 1990b 2003b 1990/91c 2002/03c,d 1990/91c,e 2002/03c,d,e 1990f 2003f
65 Mauritius 15 79.8 84.3 95 97 .. 74g 0 123
120 SouthВ Africa 12 81.2 82.4h 88 89 .. 66g 0 ..
125 Namibia 24 74.9 85 83 78 .. 44 0 34
131 Botswana 13 68.1 78.9i 85 81g 29 54g 0 ..
145 Zimbabwe 13 80.7 90i 86 79i .. 34i 0 ..
Low Human Development
146 Madagascar 33 58 70.6 65 79 .. 12k,g 0 4
147 Swaziland 10 71.6 79.2 77 75 .. 32g 0 26
149 Lesotho 18 78 81.4 73 86 .. 23g 0 14
160 Angola 31 .. 66.8 58 61k,g .. .. 0 ..
164 Tanzania,В U.В Rep.В of 29 62.9 69.4 50 82l .. .. 0 7
165 Malawi 22 51.8 64.1h 50 .. .. 29g 0 3
166 Zambia 28 68.2 67.9h 79 68 .. 23g 0 6
167 Congo,В Dem.В Rep.В ofВ the 31 47.5 65.3 54 .. .. .. 0 ..
168 Mozambique 24 33.5 46.5i 45 55 .. 12 0 ..



Human development index: Table 5
HDIВ Rank GDP per capita (PPP US$) Goods imports from developing countries
(Share of total imports) 		Goods imports from least developed countries
(Share of total imports) 		Official development assistance
(ODA) received (net disbursements) (as % of GDP) 		Net foreign direct investment inflows
(% of GDP) 		Total debt service
(% of GDP)
Medium Human Development В 2003 2003 2003 1990a 2003a 1990b 2003b 1990c 2003c
65 Mauritius 11,287 .. .. 3.7 -0.3 1.7 1.2 6.5 4.5
120 SouthВ Africa 10,346d .. .. .. 0.4 -0.1 0.5 .. 2.7
125 Namibia 6,180d .. .. 5.2 3.4 .. .. .. ..
131 Botswana 8,714 .. .. 3.9 0.4 2.5 1.1 2.8 0.7
145 Zimbabwe 2,443e .. .. 3.9 .. -0.1 .. 5.4
Low Human Development
146 Madagascar 809 .. .. 12.9 9.9 0.7 0.2 7.2 1.3
147 Swaziland 4,726 .. .. 6.3 1.5 3.5 2.4 5.4 1.5
149 Lesotho 2,561d .. .. 23 6.9 2.8 3.7 3.8 5.9
160 Angola 2,344d .. .. 2.6 3.8 -3.3 10.7 3.2 10.1
164 Tanzania,В U.В Rep.В of 621 .. .. 27.5 16.2 0 2.4 4.2 0.9
165 Malawi 605 .. .. 26.8 29.1 1.2 1.3 7.1 2.1
166 Zambia 877 .. .. 14.6 12.9 6.2 2.3 6.2 9
167 Congo,В Dem.В Rep.В ofВ the .. .. .. 9.6 94.9 -0.2 2.8 3.7 2.6
168 Mozambique 1,117d .. .. 40.7 23.9 0.4 7.8 3.2 2



Source: These tables are sourced from selected information in the UNDP Human Development Report 2005 - International cooperation at a crossroads: Aid, trade and security in an unequal world. The HDR website contains functions for creating individual data tables and is available to the public on - http://hdr.undp.org/statistics/data/


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