Outline of Lesotho

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The Flag of Lesotho		The Coat of arms of Lesotho

The location of Lesotho

An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of Lesotho

The Kingdom of Lesotho is a 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."

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lesotho:

[edit] General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Lesotho

Pronunciation:
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

[edit] Geography of Lesotho

An enlargeable topographic map of Lesotho

Main article: Geography of Lesotho

Lesotho is: a landlocked country
Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- Africa
  - Southern Africa
    - Surrounded by South Africa (the country)
- 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

[edit] Environment of Lesotho

An enlargeable satellite image of Lesotho

[edit] 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

Elections in Lesotho
- (specific elections)
Political parties in Lesotho
Political scandals of Lesotho
Taxation in Lesotho

[edit] Branches of the government of Lesotho

Main article: Government of Lesotho

[edit] Executive branch of the government of Lesotho

[edit] Legislative branch of the government of Lesotho

Parliament of Lesotho (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of Lesotho
- Lower house: House of Commons of Lesotho

[edit] Judicial branch of the government of Lesotho

Main article: Court system of Lesotho

Supreme Court of Lesotho

[edit] Foreign relations of Lesotho

Main article: Foreign relations of Lesotho

[edit] International organization membership

The Kingdom of Lesotho is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP)
African Development Bank Group (AfDB)
African Union (AU)
Commonwealth of Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (subscriber)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Southern African Customs Union (SACU)
Southern African Development Community (SADC)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

[edit] Law and order in Lesotho

Main article: Law of Lesotho

[edit] Military of Lesotho

Main article: Military of Lesotho

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Lesotho
Forces
- Army of Lesotho
- Navy of Lesotho: None
- Air Force of Lesotho
- Special forces of Lesotho
Military history of Lesotho
Military ranks of Lesotho

[edit] Local government in Lesotho

Main article: Local government in Lesotho

[edit] History of Lesotho

Main article: History of Lesotho, Timeline of the history of Lesotho, and Current events of Lesotho

[edit] Culture of Lesotho

Main article: Culture of Lesotho

[edit] Art in Lesotho

[edit] Sports in Lesotho

Main article: Sports in Lesotho

[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Lesotho

Main article: Economy of Lesotho

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 159th (one hundred and fifty ninth)

[edit] Education in Lesotho

Main article: Education in Lesotho

[edit] See also

Africa portal

Southern Sotho language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Main article: Lesotho

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b "Lesotho". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lt.html. Retrieved July 23, 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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[CIA_World_Factbook-0] "Lesotho". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 3, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/lt.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[1] 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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Outline of Lesotho

Contents

[edit] General reference

[edit] Geography of Lesotho

[edit] Environment of Lesotho

[edit] Natural geographic features of Lesotho

[edit] Regions of Lesotho

[edit] Ecoregions of Lesotho

[edit] Administrative divisions of Lesotho

[edit] Districts of Lesotho

[edit] Municipalities of Lesotho

[edit] Demography of Lesotho

[edit] Government and politics of Lesotho

[edit] 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] Foreign relations of Lesotho

[edit] International organization membership

[edit] Law and order in Lesotho

[edit] Military of Lesotho

[edit] Local government in Lesotho

[edit] History of Lesotho

[edit] Culture of Lesotho

[edit] Art in Lesotho

[edit] Sports in Lesotho

[edit] Economy and infrastructure of Lesotho

[edit] Education in Lesotho

[edit] See also

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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