Factsheet:
Lesotho
Capital: Maseru,
largest city
Area:
30,355 square km
Languages: English, Sesotho (both
official)
Currency: Maloti (M), on a par
with South African Rand
Total plant species: 1,591
Total plant endemics: 17
Total RDL plants: 94
Focal RDL institutions: ROML,
PRE
Number of Protected Areas: one
National Park, one Transfrontier Park (Lesotho–South Africa), and several
different types of informally protected areas.
Population: 2,105,000 Growth Rate: 2.3% Density: 66.3 people/square km
Phytogeography: Mainly high elevation
Afromontane grasslands with Moist Cold Highveld Grasslands in the lower-lying
areas of the west.
Flora: Predominantly montane
grassland with occasional patches of woodland in ravines and river valleys.
Sources: Anonymous 2000, Low
& Rebelo 1998, Mokuku 1999, Talukdar 1994
