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."
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Contents
- 1 General reference
- 2 Geography of Lesotho
- 3 Government and politics of Lesotho
- 4 History of Lesotho
- 5 Culture of Lesotho
- 6 Economy and infrastructure of Lesotho
- 7 Education in Lesotho
- 8 See also
- 9 References
- 10 External links
General reference
- Pronunciation:
i/lᵻˈsuːtuː/
- Common English country name: Lesotho
- Official English country name: The Kingdom of Lesotho
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Basotho
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Lesotho
- 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
- Climate of Lesotho
- Renewable energy in Lesotho
- Geology of Lesotho
- Protected areas of Lesotho
- Wildlife of Lesotho
Natural geographic features of Lesotho
- Glaciers in Lesotho: none [2]
- Islands of Lesotho
- Lakes of Lesotho
- Mountains of Lesotho
- Rivers of Lesotho
- Valleys of Lesotho
- World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None
Regions of Lesotho
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Ecoregions of Lesotho
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Administrative divisions of Lesotho
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Districts of Lesotho
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Municipalities of Lesotho
- Capital of Lesotho: Maseru
- Cities of Lesotho
Demography of Lesotho
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Government and politics of Lesotho
- Main article: Government of Lesotho and Politics of Lesotho
- Form of government: Parliamentary representative democratic constitutional monarchy
- Capital of Lesotho: Maseru
Branches of the government of Lesotho
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Executive branch of the government of Lesotho
Legislative branch of the government of Lesotho
Judicial branch of the government of Lesotho
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Foreign relations of Lesotho
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International organization membership
The Kingdom of Lesotho is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Lesotho
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Military of Lesotho
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- Command
- Forces
- Army of Lesotho
- Navy of Lesotho: None
- Air Force of Lesotho
- Special forces of Lesotho
- Military history of Lesotho
- Military ranks of Lesotho
Local government in Lesotho
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History of Lesotho
- Main article: History of Lesotho, Timeline of the history of Lesotho, and Current events of Lesotho
Culture of Lesotho
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- Architecture of Lesotho
- Cuisine of Lesotho
- Festivals in Lesotho
- Languages of Lesotho
- Media in Lesotho
- National symbols of Lesotho
- People of Lesotho
- Public holidays in Lesotho
- Records of Lesotho
- Religion in Lesotho
- World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None
Art in Lesotho
- Art in Lesotho
- Cinema of Lesotho
- Literature of Lesotho
- Music of Lesotho
- Television in Lesotho
- Theatre in Lesotho
Sports in Lesotho
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Economy and infrastructure of Lesotho
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- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 159th (one hundred and fifty ninth)
- Agriculture in Lesotho
- Banking in Lesotho
- Communications in Lesotho
- Companies of Lesotho
- Currency of Lesotho: Loti
- ISO 4217: LSL
- Energy in Lesotho
- Health care in Lesotho
- Mining in Lesotho
- Lesotho Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Lesotho
- Transport in Lesotho
- Transportation in Lesotho
Education in Lesotho
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See also
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Southern Sotho language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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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
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- ↑ 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.
External links
- Government of Lesotho
- Judgments of the Lesotho High Court
- Lesotho Internet Cafe directory
- Outline of Lesotho at DMOZ
Lesotho travel guide from Wikivoyage