Lesotho
The Kingdom of Lesotho
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About Lesotho
Lesotho is an enclave-nation, entirely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa, made up mostly of highlands entirely above 1,000 m, where many of the villages can be reached only on horseback, by foot or light plane. The mountain range forming most of its border is part of the Drakensberg Mountains which is on the World Heritage list. It is a spectacular destination with its many valleys and scenic canyons.
Maseru is the capital of Lesotho, located on the Caledon River, bordering South Africa. Travellers can start hiking trips from here into Sehlabathebe national park.
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General information
- Capital: Maseru
- Language: Sesotho(official), English(official), Zulu and Xhosa
- Climate: Temperate; cool to cold, dry winters; hot, wet summers
- Timezone: UTC +2
- Currency: 1 Loti (L) = 100 lisente
- Electricity plugs: m (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 1.8 million (UN, 2005)
- Interl. accesscode +266
- Toplevel domain .ls
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Good to know
More than 99% of Lesotho's population are ethnically Basotho, a very poor but welcoming people.
Unfortunately Lesotho has one of the world's highest rates of HIV-Aids infection.
Religion: Christianity
National holiday: Independence Day, 4 October (1966)
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