Outline of Lesotho
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lesotho:
The location of Lesotho
An enlargeable map of the Kingdom of 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: /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
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)
- 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
An enlargeable satellite image of Lesotho
- Climate of Lesotho
- Wildlife of Lesotho
- Fauna of Lesotho
Natural geographic features of Lesotho
- Glaciers in Lesotho: none[2]
- Rivers of Lesotho
- World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None
Regions of Lesotho
Regions of Lesotho
Ecoregions of Lesotho
List of ecoregions in Lesotho
Districts of Lesotho
Municipalities of Lesotho
- Capital of Lesotho: Maseru
- Cities of Lesotho
Demography of Lesotho
Government and politics of Lesotho
- 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
Executive branch of the government of Lesotho
Legislative branch of the government of Lesotho
Judicial branch of the government of Lesotho
Court system of Lesotho
Foreign relations of Lesotho
International organization membership
The Kingdom of Lesotho is a member of:[1]
Law and order in Lesotho
Law of Lesotho
Military of Lesotho
- Command
- Forces
- Army of Lesotho
- Navy of Lesotho: None
Local government in Lesotho
Local government in Lesotho
Culture of Lesotho
- 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
Economy and infrastructure of Lesotho
Education in Lesotho
See also
References
- "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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