Education in Lesotho has undergone a transformation in recent years, meaning that primary education is now free, universal, and compulsory.
Officially name: Kingdom of Lesotho
Capital: Maseru
Largest city: Maseru
Official languages: Sesotho, English
Government: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Loti (LSL) = 100 lisente. Notes are in denominations of LSL200, 100, 50, 20 and 10. Coins are in denominations of 500, 200, 100, 50, 25, 10, 5, 2 and 1 lisente. The plural of 'loti' is 'maloti' and the singular of 'lisente' is 'sente'. The South African Rand is accepted as legal currency on a par with the Loti (Rand R1 = 100 cents).