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The location of Lesotho

An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of Lesotho

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

An enlargeable basic map of Lesotho

Pronunciation: /l[invalid input: 'ɨ']ˈsuːtuː/ ^ⓘ
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

An enlargeable topographic map 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

Environment of Lesotho

An enlargeable satellite image of Lesotho

Natural geographic features of Lesotho

Glaciers in Lesotho: none ^[2]
Islands of Lesotho
Lakes of Lesotho
Mountains of Lesotho
- Volcanoes in Lesotho
Rivers of Lesotho
- Waterfalls of Lesotho
Valleys of Lesotho
World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None

Regions of Lesotho

Ecoregions of Lesotho

Administrative divisions of Lesotho

Districts of Lesotho

Districts of Lesotho

Municipalities of Lesotho

Capital of Lesotho: Maseru
Cities of Lesotho

Demography of Lesotho

Government and politics of Lesotho

Main article: Government of Lesotho and Politics of Lesotho

Branches of the government of Lesotho

Executive branch of the government of Lesotho

Legislative branch of the government of Lesotho

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

Judicial branch of the government of Lesotho

Supreme Court of Lesotho

Foreign relations of Lesotho

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)

Law and order in Lesotho

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

Local government in Lesotho

History of Lesotho

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

Military history of Lesotho

Culture of Lesotho

Art in Lesotho

Sports in Lesotho

Economy and infrastructure of Lesotho

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 159th (one hundred and fifty ninth)
Agriculture in Lesotho
Banking in Lesotho
- National Bank of Lesotho
Communications in Lesotho
- Internet in Lesotho
Companies of Lesotho
Currency of Lesotho: Loti
- ISO 4217: LSL
Energy in Lesotho
- Energy policy of Lesotho
- Oil industry in Lesotho
Health care in Lesotho
Mining in Lesotho
Lesotho Stock Exchange
Tourism in Lesotho
Transport in Lesotho
Transportation in Lesotho

Education in Lesotho

See also

Southern Sotho language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

English language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

References

^ ^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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