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Outline of Lesotho
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lesotho:
Lesotho – sovereign country located in Southern Africa.[1] Lesotho is an enclave completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa. Formerly Basutoland, it is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The name Lesotho roughly translates into "the land of the people who speak Sesotho."
General reference
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- Pronunciation: /lɪˈsuːtuː/
- Common English country name: Lesotho
- Official English country name: The Kingdom of Lesotho
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Basotho
- Demonym(s):
- ISO country codes: LS, LSO, 426
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:LS
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ls
Geography of Lesotho
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- Lesotho is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
- Southern Africa
- Surrounded by South Africa (the country)
- Southern Africa
- Time zone: South African Standard Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Lesotho
- High: Thabana Ntlenyana 3,482 m (11,424 ft)
- Low: Confluence of Orange River and Makhaleng River 1,400 m (4,593 ft)
- Land boundaries:
South Africa 909 km - Coastline: none
- Population of Lesotho: 2,008,000 – 144th most populous country
- Area of Lesotho: 30,355 km2
- Atlas of Lesotho
Environment of Lesotho
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- Climate of Lesotho
- Wildlife of Lesotho
- Fauna of Lesotho
Natural geographic features of Lesotho
[edit]- Glaciers in Lesotho: none[2]
- Rivers of Lesotho
- World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None
Regions of Lesotho
[edit]Regions of Lesotho
Ecoregions of Lesotho
[edit]List of ecoregions in Lesotho
Administrative divisions of Lesotho
[edit]Administrative divisions of Lesotho
Districts of Lesotho
[edit]Municipalities of Lesotho
[edit]- Capital of Lesotho: Maseru
- Cities of Lesotho
Demography of Lesotho
[edit]Government and politics of Lesotho
[edit]- Form of government: Parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy
- Capital of Lesotho: Maseru
- Elections in Lesotho
- Political parties in Lesotho
Branches of the government of Lesotho
[edit]Executive branch of the government of Lesotho
[edit]Legislative branch of the government of Lesotho
[edit]Judicial branch of the government of Lesotho
[edit]Court system of Lesotho
Foreign relations of Lesotho
[edit]International organization membership
[edit]The Kingdom of Lesotho is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Lesotho
[edit]Law of Lesotho
Military of Lesotho
[edit]- Command
- Forces
- Army of Lesotho
- Navy of Lesotho: None
Local government in Lesotho
[edit]Local government in Lesotho
History of Lesotho
[edit]- Current events of Lesotho
Culture of Lesotho
[edit]- Cuisine of Lesotho
- Languages of Lesotho
- National symbols of Lesotho
- People of Lesotho
- Public holidays in Lesotho
- Religion in Lesotho
- Hinduism in Lesotho
- Islam in Lesotho
- Sikhism in Lesotho
- World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None
Art in Lesotho
[edit]Sports in Lesotho
[edit]Sports in Lesotho
Economy and infrastructure of Lesotho
[edit]- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 159th (one hundred and fifty ninth)
- Communications in Lesotho
- Companies of Lesotho
- Currency of Lesotho: Loti
- ISO 4217: LSL
- Health care in Lesotho
- Mining in Lesotho
- Tourism in Lesotho
- Transport in Lesotho
- Transportation in Lesotho
Education in Lesotho
[edit]See also
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- Index of Lesotho-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of Lesotho-related topics
- Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Africa
- Outline of geography
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Lesotho". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ The only glaciers in Africa are on Mt Kenya (in Kenya), on Kilimanjaro (in Tanzania), and in the Ruwenzori Mountains (which are located in Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo). See Proceedings of the Riederalp Workshop, September 1978; Actes de l'Atelier de Riederalp, septembre 1978): IAHS-AISH Publ. no. 126, 1980.
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