Lesotho
Part of | Southern Africa ![]() |
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Inception | 1966 ![]() |
Official name | Muso oa Lesotho, Kingdom of Lesotho, Lesotho, Lesotho, le Royaume du Lesotho ![]() |
Native label | Lesotho ![]() |
Short name | 🇱🇸 ![]() |
IPA transcription | lɛ'sutu ![]() |
Dem name after | Sesotho ![]() |
Official language | English, Sesotho ![]() |
Anthem | Lesotho Fatse La Bontata Rona ![]() |
Culture | culture of Lesotho ![]() |
Motto text | Khotso, Pula, Nala, Peace, Rain, Prosperity, Мир, дъжд, просперитет, The Kingdom In The Sky ![]() |
Continent | Africa ![]() |
Country | Lesotho ![]() |
Capital | Maseru ![]() |
Located in/on physical feature | Southern Africa ![]() |
Enclave within | South Africa ![]() |
Coordinate location | 29°33′0″S 28°15′0″E ![]() |
Coordinates of easternmost point | 29°20′27″S 29°27′20″E ![]() |
Coordinates of northernmost point | 28°34′12″S 28°39′0″E ![]() |
Coordinates of southernmost point | 30°40′32″S 28°6′49″E ![]() |
Coordinates of westernmost point | 29°38′58″S 27°0′41″E ![]() |
Highest point | Thabana Ntlenyana ![]() |
Lowest point | Orange River ![]() |
Government hin basic form | constitutional monarchy ![]() |
Office held by head of state | King of Lesotho ![]() |
State hin head | Letsie III of Lesotho ![]() |
Office held by head of government | Prime Minister of Lesotho ![]() |
Government hin head | Sam Matekane ![]() |
Legislative body | Parliament of Lesotho ![]() |
Central bank | Central Bank of Lesotho ![]() |
Located in time zone | UTC+02:00, Africa/Maseru ![]() |
Currency | Lesotho loti, rand ![]() |
Twinned administrative body | Gummersbach ![]() |
Dey share bother plus | South Africa ![]() |
Driving side | left ![]() |
Electrical plug type | BS 546 ![]() |
Replaces | Basutoland ![]() |
Language used | English, Sesotho, Zulu, Xhosa ![]() |
Official website | https://www.gov.ls/ ![]() |
Hashtag | Lesotho ![]() |
Top-level Internet domain | .ls ![]() |
Flag | flag of Lesotho ![]() |
Coat of arms | coat of arms of Lesotho ![]() |
Has characteristic | partly free country ![]() |
Geography of topic | geography of Lesotho ![]() |
History of topic | history of Lesotho ![]() |
Economy of topic | economy of Lesotho ![]() |
Demographics of topic | demographics of Lesotho ![]() |
Mobile country code | 651 ![]() |
Country calling code | +266 ![]() |
Emergency phone number | 112, 114, 115 ![]() |
Licence plate code | LS ![]() |
Maritime identification digits | 644 ![]() |
Unicode character | 🇱🇸 ![]() |
Category for maps | Category:Maps of Lesotho ![]() |

Lesotho (/lɪˈsuːtuː/ (listen) lih-SOO-too,[1][2] Sotho pronunciation: [lɪˈsʊːtʰʊ]), alias Kingdom of Lesotho, be sam country wey dem landlock for Southern Africa. As ebe enclave of South Africa, plus edey share 1,106 km border,[3] ebe de sovereign enclave per for de world insyd wey dey outsyd of de Italian peninsula. Edey for de Maloti Mountains wey edey contain de highest mountains for Southern Africa insyd.[4] Eget area of ova 30,000 km2 (11,600 sq mi) wey eget population of about 2 million. Ein capital den largest city be Maseru.
De Sotho ethnic group (dem sanso know as Basotho), from wey de country derive ein name, dey compose 99.7% of de country ein population, wey dey make am one of de most ethnically homogenous for de world insyd. Dema native language, Sesotho, be de official language along plus English. De name Lesotho dey translate go "land of de Sesotho speakers".[5][6]
King Moshoeshoe I wey he form Lesotho for 1822 insyd. Continuous encroachments by Dutch settlers make de King enter go agreement plus de British Empire wey e cam turn protectorate for 1868 insyd den, for 1884 insyd, crown colony. For 1966 e achieve independence, wey na subsequently de Basotho National Party (BNP) rule am for two decades. Dem restore Constitutional government for 1993 insyd after seven years of military rule. Dem exile King Moshoeshoe II for 1990 insyd wey he return for 1992 insyd wey dem reinstate am for 1995 insyd. One year later, Moshoeshoe II die wey ein son Letsie III take de throne, wey he currently dey zuk.[3]
Dem dey consider Lesotho lower middle income country plus great socioeconomic challenges. Almost half of ein population dey below de poverty line, wey de country ein HIV/AIDS prevalence rate be de second-highest for de world insyd. Edey for de path top, howeva, dey go universal primary education wey e get one of de highest rates of literacy for Africa insyd. Lesotho be member of de United Nations, de Non-Aligned Movement, de Commonwealth of Nations, de African Union, den de Southern African Development Community.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20180311081136/https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/lesotho
- ↑ Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd edu.). Longman. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/lesotho/
- ↑ https://www.britannica.com/place/Maloti-Mountains
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/noplacelefttobur00itan/page/314
- ↑ https://books.google.com.gh/books?id=qb6NAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA182&redir_esc=y
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