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Lesotho Government 1996

    • Names:

        conventional long form:
        Kingdom of Lesotho

        conventional short form:
        Lesotho

        former:
        Basutoland

    • Digraph:
      LT

    • Type:
      constitutional monarchy

    • Capital:
      Maseru

    • Administrative divisions:
      10 districts; Berea, Butha-Buthe, Leribe, Mafeteng, Maseru, Mohale's Hoek, Mokhotlong, Qacha's Nek, Quthing, Thaba-Tseka

    • Independence:
      4 October 1966 (from UK)

    • National holiday:
      Independence Day, 4 October (1966)

    • Constitution:
      2 April 1993

    • Legal system:
      based on English common law and Roman-Dutch law; judicial review of legislative acts in High Court and Court of Appeal; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

    • Suffrage:
      21 years of age; universal

    • Executive branch:

        chief of state:
        King MOSHOESHOE II (since February 1995)

        head of government:
        Prime Minister Ntsu MOKHEHLE (since 2 April 1993)

        cabinet:
        Cabinet

    • Legislative branch:
      bicameral Parliament consisting of the Assembly or lower house whose members are chosen by popular election and the Senate or upper house whose members consist of the 22 principal chiefs and 11 other members appointed by the ruling party; election last held in March 1993 (first since 1971); all 65 seats in the Assembly were won by the BCP

    • 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






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