Evangelical Lutheran 13.6%, Orthodox 12.8%, other Christian (including Methodist, Seventh-Day Adventist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal) 1.4%, unaffiliated 34.1%, other and unspecified 32%, none 6.1% (2000 census)
Languages
Sesotho (southern Sotho), English (official), Zulu, Xhosa
Estonian (official) 67.3%, Russian 29.7%, other 2.3%, unknown 0.7% (2000 census)
Exports
manufactures 75% (clothing, footwear, road vehicles), wool and mohair, food and live animals (2000)
machinery and equipment 29%, wood and paper 13%, metals 10%, food products 8%, textiles 5%, chemical products (2007)
External Debt
$729,900,000 $
$25,220,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
maloti (LSL) per US dollar - 7.75 (2008 est.), 7.25 (2007), 6.85 (2006), 6.3593 (2005), 6.4597 (2004)
krooni (EEK) per US dollar - 10.7 (2008), 11.535 (2007), 12.473 (2006), 12.584 (2005), 12.596 (2004) note: the krooni is pegged to the euro
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.600%
2.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
2
Location
Southern Africa, an enclave of South Africa
Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Finland, between Latvia and Russia
Area
30,355 km sq
45,228 km sq
Coastline
0 km
3,794 km
Climate
temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
