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Key Facts
Climate
temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
Government type
parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Languages
Sesotho (official), English (official), Phuthi, Xhosa, Zulu
Natural resources
water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone
Terrain
mostly highland with plateaus, hills, and mountains