Lesotho is a landlocked country in Southern Africa entirely surrounded by South Africa, situated in the Maloti Mountains and the only sovereign state in the world that lies entirely above 1,000 meters in elevation. It gained independence from the United Kingdom on 4 October 1966. It is a unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Its capital is Maseru. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Population2024 estimate, from Lesotho's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Independence or Founding YearLesotho gained independence from the United Kingdom on 4 October 1966. Income Group Government TypeConstitutional Monarchy 3 Classification
Sovereignty Status Lesotho
Connections
Associated With
Maseru District is associated with Lesotho.
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Borders
Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Lesotho
Has Capital
Rivers Through Territory
The Orange rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho.
Source Orange River (Wikipedia)
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Source Mohala Mohloli (Wikipedia)Lead, nationalityQuote, Lead, nationality
is a Lesotho long-distance runner
Origin Of
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Location Of
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South Africa, Lesotho
Site Of
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Lekganyane claims to have followed this vision, and went to Lesotho and met two Zionist preachers in 1912.
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Found There
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Source Natal long-fingered bat (Mammal Diversity Database)Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (6)Quote, Species page, Country distribution, where it lives (6)
Kenya · Lesotho · Malawi
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Source Natal red rock hare (Wikipedia)LeadQuote, Lead
It is endemic to Africa, and found in southeastern provinces of South Africa (Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, and KwaZulu-Natal), eastern Lesotho, Eswatini (Highveld and Lumbobo), and southern Mozambique (Maputo Province).
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Source Smith's red rock hare (Wikipedia)Distribution and habitatQuote, Distribution and habitat
The Smith's red rock hare is native to Africa, found in parts of Kenya (Rift Valley), Lesotho, Malawi, eastern Zimbabwe, South Africa (Northern Cape, Free State, and North West), Tanzania, and Zambia.
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This part of its range includes Lesotho.
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endemic to southern Africa (Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe)
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In Southern Africa, it occurs in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe and probably Lesotho.
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Source Lesotho Defence Force (Wikipedia)Lead [country]Quote, Lead [country]
is the military of the Southern African Kingdom of Lesotho
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1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.
2. Lesotho (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, capital
Maseru
Infobox, area
30,355 km2 (11,720 sq mi)
Infobox: population_estimate
2,116,427
Lead section
It achieved independence in 1966, and was subsequently ruled by the Basotho National Party (BNP) for two decades.
Introduction
entirely surrounded by South Africa
Lead sentence
Lesotho (/lɪˈsuːtuː/)
View the Source 3. CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Lesotho
CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive)Geography, Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
Government, Government type
parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Borders: South Africa, Geography, Land boundaries, border countries
South Africa 1,106 km
View the Source 4. World Bank Open Data: World Bank Open Data, country list with income level
World Bank Open DataCountry record LSO, incomeLevelQuote, Country record LSO, incomeLevel
"name": "Lesotho", "region": { "id": "SSF", "iso2code": "ZG", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa " }, "adminregion": { "id": "SSA", "iso2code": "ZF", "value": "Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)" }, "incomeLevel": { "id": "LMC", "iso2code": "XN", "value": "Lower middle income" }
Wikidata: Lesotho
Maseru (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Maseru, Infobox, Country
Lesotho
Has Capital: Maseru, Lead section
Maseru is the capital and largest city of Lesotho
View the Source Orange River (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationRivers Through Territory: Orange River, Lead sectionQuote, Rivers Through Territory: Orange River, Lead section
It rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean.
Maseru District (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Maseru District, Lead paragraphQuote, Encompasses: Maseru District, Lead paragraph
Maseru is a district of Lesotho.
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