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Capital

nombre: Maseru
coordenadas geográficas: 29 28 S, 27 30 E
diferencia de tiempo: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)

Independencia

4 Octubre 1966 (from UK)

Feriado nacional

Día de la Independencia, 4 Octubre (1966)

Constitución

2 Abril 1993

Sufragio

18 años de edad; universal

Poder Executivo

jefe de estado: King LETSIE III (desde 7 February 1996); note - King LETSIE III formerly occupied the throne from November 1990 to February 1995 while his father was in exile
jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Pakalitha MOSISILI (desde 23 May 1998)
cabinet: Cabinet
elections: none - according to the constitution, the leader of the majority party in the Assembly automatically becomes prime minister; the monarch is hereditary, but, under the terms of the constitution, that came into effect after the March 1993 election, the monarch is a "living symbol of national unity" with no executive or legislative powers; under traditional law the college of chiefs has the power to depose the monarch, determine who is next in the line of succession, or who shall serve as regent in the event that the successor is not of mature age