Lesotho

Basutoland? was renamed the Kingdom of Lesotho upon independence from the United Kingdom in 1966. Constitutional government was restored in 1993 after 23 years of military rule.

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Originally from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the U.S. Department of State website.