Attribute |
Lesotho × | Belarus × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 30,355 | 207,600 |
Continent | Africa | Europe |
Land area (km²) | 30,355 | 202,900 |
Water area (km²) | 0 | 4,700 |
Land boundaries (km) | 1,106 | 3,642 |
1↓Border countries | | - Latvia
- Lithuania
- Poland
- Russia
- Ukraine
|
Coastline (km) | 0 | 0 |
Mean elevation (m) | 2,161 | 160 |
Lowest point (m) | 1,400 | 90 |
Highest point (m) | 3,482 | 346 |
People | | |
Population | 1,969,334 | 9,477,918 |
Official languages | | |
Religion | Protestant | Orthodox |
Government | | |
Long country name | Kingdom of Lesotho | Republic of Belarus |
Short country name | Lesotho | Belarus |
Long local name | Kingdom of Lesotho | Respublika Byelarus'/Respublika Belarus' |
Short local name | Lesotho | Byelarus'/Belarus' |
Former name | | - Belorussian (Byelorussian) Soviet Socialist Republic
|
Government type | Parliamentary constitutional monarchy | Presidential republic in name, although in fact a dictatorship |
Capital | Maseru | Minsk |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 6,656,000,000 | 179,400,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 2,749,000,000 | 54,440,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | -1.6 | 2.4 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 3,300 | 18,900 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 20.3 | 24.5 |
Labor force | 930,800 | 4,381,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 28.1 | 0.8 |
Population below poverty line (%) | 57 | 5.7 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 1,090,000,000 | 22,150,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 1,255,000,000 | 20,570,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.81 | 1.27 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 39.7 | 40.7 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -6 | 2.9 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 33.7 | 53.4 |
Inflation rate (%) | 5.3 | 6 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 6.75 | 14 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 11.58 | 9.66 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 420,800,000 | 3,702,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 420,800,000 | 3,702,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 442,300,000 | 19,810,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -102,000,000 | -931,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 1,028,000,000 | 28,650,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 1,826,000,000 | 31,580,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 657,700,000 | 7,315,000,000 |
External debt (USD) | 934,600,000 | 39,920,000,000 |
National currency | maloti | Belarusian rubles |
National currency (code) | LSL | BYB |
National currency (symbol) | L | - |
National currency rate to USD | 14.48 | 1.9 |