Judicial branch: High Court, Court of Appeal, Magistrate's Court,
customary or traditional court

Political parties and leaders: Basotho National Party (BNP), Evaristus
SEKHONYANA; Basotho Congress Party (BCP), Ntsu MOKHEHLE; National
Independent Party (NIP), A. C. MANYELI; Marematlou Freedom Party
(MFP), Vincent MALEBO; United Democratic Party, Charles MOFELI;
Communist Party of Lesotho (CPL), Jacob M. KENA

Member of: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU,
ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT (nonsignatory user),
INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR,
UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires ad interim Mokhali A.
LITHEBE (since 2 July 1994)
chancery: 2511 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 797-5533 through 5536
FAX: [1] (202) 234-6815

US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission: Ambassador Myrick BISMARCK
embassy: address NA, Maseru
mailing address: P. O. Box 333, Maseru 100, Lesotho
telephone: [266] 312666
FAX: [266] 310116

Flag: divided diagonally from the lower hoist side corner; the upper
half is white bearing the brown silhouette of a large shield with
crossed spear and club; the lower half is a diagonal blue band with a
green triangle in the corner

@Lesotho:Economy

Overview: Small, landlocked, and mountainous, Lesotho has no important
natural resources other than water. Its economy is based on
agriculture, light manufacturing, and remittances from laborers
employed in South Africa (these remittances supplement domestic income
by as much as 45%). The great majority of households gain their
livelihoods from subsistence farming and migrant labor; a large
portion of the adult male work force is employed in South African
mines. Manufacturing depends largely on farm products to support the
milling, canning, leather, and jute industries; other industries
include textile, clothing, and construction. Although drought has
decreased agricultural activity over the past few years, improvement
of a major hydropower facility will permit the sale of water to South
Africa and allow Lesotho's economy to continue its moderate growth.

National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $2.6 billion (1994
est.)

National product real growth rate: 6% (1994 est.)

National product per capita: $1,3