Comparisons / Comparison of Lesotho and Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha

Comparison of Lesotho and Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha [S]ave

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Lesotho
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Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
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Geography
Area (km²)30,355394
ContinentAfricaAfrica
Land area (km²)30,355122
Water area (km²)00
Land boundaries (km)1,1060
Border countries
  • South Africa
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Coastline (km)060
Mean elevation (m)2,161-
Lowest point (m)1,4000
Highest point (m)3,482859
People
Population1,969,3347,862
Official languages
  • English
  • Sesotho
Array of values
ReligionProtestantProtestant
Government
Long country nameKingdom of LesothoSaint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha
Short country nameLesotho-
Long local nameKingdom of Lesotho-
Short local nameLesotho-
Former name
  • Basutoland
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Government typeParliamentary constitutional monarchyParliamentary democracy
CapitalMaseruJamestown
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)6,656,000,00031,100,000
GDP (OER) (USD)2,749,000,000-
GDP (real growth rate) (%)-1.6-
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)3,3007,800
Gross national saving (% of GDP)20.3-
Labor force930,8002,486
Unemployment rate (%)28.114
Population below poverty line (%)57-
Budget revenues (USD)1,090,000,0008,427,000
Budget expenditures (USD)1,255,000,00020,700,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)1.81-
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)39.7-
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)-6-
Public debt (% of GDP)33.7-
Inflation rate (%)5.34
Central bank discount rate (%)6.75-
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)11.58-
Stock of narrow money (USD)420,800,000-
Stock of broad money (USD)420,800,000-
Stock of domestic credit (USD)442,300,000-
Current account balance (USD)-102,000,000-
Exports (USD)1,028,000,00019,000,000
Imports (USD)1,826,000,00020,530,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)657,700,000-
External debt (USD)934,600,000-
National currencymalotiSaint Helenian pounds
National currency (code)LSLSHP
National currency (symbol)L£
National currency rate to USD14.480.7836



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