21, LPC
5, NIP 5, other 10

Judicial branch:
High Court (chief justice appointed by the monarch acting on the
advice of the Prime Minister); Court of Appeal; Magistrate Courts;
customary or traditional court

Political parties and leaders:
All Basotho Convention or ABC [Thomas THABANE]; Basotholand African
Congress or BAC [Khauhelo RALITAPOLE]; Basotho Congress Party or BCP
[Ntsukunyane MPHANYA]; Basotho National Party or BNP [Maj. Gen.
Justin Metsing LEKHANYA]; Kopanang Basotho Party or KPB [Pheelo
MOSALA]; Lesotho Congress for Democracy or LCD [Pakalitha MOSISILI]
(the governing party); Lesotho Education Party or LEP [Thabo PITSO];
Lesotho People's Congress or LPC [Kelebone MAOPE]; Lesotho Workers
Party or LWP [Macaefa BILLY]; Marematlou Freedom Party or MFP
[Vincent MALEBO]; National Democratic Party [J.S. Bereng]; National
Independent Party or NIP [Anthony MANYELI]; National Progressive
Party or NPP [Chief Peete Nkoebe PEETE]; New Lesotho Freedom Party
or NLFP [Manapo MAJARA]; Popular Front for Democracy or PFD
[Lekhetho RAKUOANE]; Sefate Democratic Union or SDU [Bofihla
NKUEBE]; Social Democratic Party of SDP [Masitise SELESO]; United
Democratic Party or UDP [C.D. MOFELI]; United Party or UP [Makara
SEKAUTU]

Political pressure groups and leaders:
NA

International organization participation:
ACP, AfDB, AU, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, MIGA,
NAM, OPCW, SACU, SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNWTO, UPU,
WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Molelekeng E. RAPOLAKI
chancery: 2511 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 797-5533 through 5536
FAX: [1] (202) 234-6815

Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador June Carter PERRY
embassy: 254 Kingsway, Maseru West (Consular Section)
mailing address: P. O. Box 333, Maseru 100, Lesotho
telephone: [266] 22 312666
FAX: [266] 22 310116

Flag description:
three horizontal stripes of blue (top), white, and green in the
proportions of 3:4:3; the colors represent rain, peace, and
prosperity respectively; centered in the white stripe is a black
Basotho hat representing the indigenous people; the flag was
unfurled in October 2006 to celebrate 40 years of independence

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