Attribute |
Turks and Caicos Islands × | Lesotho × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 948 | 30,355 |
Continent | North America | Africa |
Land area (km²) | 948 | 30,355 |
Water area (km²) | 0 | 0 |
Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 1,106 |
Border countries | - | |
Coastline (km) | 389 | 0 |
Mean elevation (m) | - | 2,161 |
Lowest point (m) | 0 | 1,400 |
Highest point (m) | 48 | 3,482 |
People | | |
Population | 55,926 | 1,969,334 |
Official languages | | |
Religion | Protestant | Protestant |
Government | | |
Long country name | - | Kingdom of Lesotho |
Short country name | Turks and Caicos Islands | Lesotho |
Long local name | - | Kingdom of Lesotho |
Short local name | - | Lesotho |
Former name | - | |
Government type | Parliamentary democracy | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
Capital | Grand Turk | Maseru |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 632,000,000 | 6,656,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | - | 2,749,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 11.2 | -1.6 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 29,100 | 3,300 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | - | 20.3 |
Labor force | 4,848 | 930,800 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 10 | 28.1 |
Population below poverty line (%) | - | 57 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 247,300,000 | 1,090,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 224,300,000 | 1,255,000,000 |
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 (%) | 4 | 5.3 |
1↑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) | 24,770,000 | 1,028,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 591,300,000 | 1,826,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | - | 657,700,000 |
External debt (USD) | - | 934,600,000 |
National currency | US Dollar | maloti |
National currency (code) | USD | LSL |
National currency (symbol) | $ | L |
National currency rate to USD | - | 14.48 |