Outline of Lesotho

The Flag of Lesotho

The Coat of arms of Lesotho

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: ⁱ/lᵻˈsuːtuː/
• 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

• Climate of Lesotho
• Renewable energy in Lesotho
• Geology of Lesotho
• Protected areas of Lesotho
  • Biosphere reserves in Lesotho
  • National parks of Lesotho
• Wildlife of Lesotho
  • Fauna of Lesotho
    • Birds of Lesotho
    • Mammals 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

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

• 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

• Head of state: King Letsie III,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Lesotho,
• Cabinet 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

• Diplomatic missions in Lesotho
• Diplomatic missions 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

• Constitution of Lesotho
• Crime in Lesotho
• Human rights in Lesotho
  • LGBT rights in Lesotho
  • Freedom of religion in Lesotho
• Law enforcement 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

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

• Architecture of Lesotho
• Cuisine of Lesotho
• Festivals in Lesotho
• Languages of Lesotho
• Media in Lesotho
• National symbols of Lesotho
  • Coat of arms of Lesotho
  • Flag of Lesotho
  • National anthem of Lesotho
• People of Lesotho
• Public holidays in Lesotho
• Records of Lesotho
• Religion in Lesotho
  • Christianity in Lesotho
  • Hinduism in Lesotho
  • Islam in Lesotho
  • Judaism in Lesotho
  • Sikhism in Lesotho
• World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None

Art in Lesotho

• Art in Lesotho
• Cinema of Lesotho
• Literature of Lesotho
• Music of Lesotho
• Television in Lesotho
• Theatre in Lesotho

Sports in Lesotho

• Football in Lesotho
• Lesotho at the Olympics
• Cycling 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
  • Airports in Lesotho
  • Rail transport in Lesotho
  • Roads in Lesotho

Education in Lesotho

See also

• Index of Lesotho-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Lesotho-related topics
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Africa
• Outline of geography

References

1. "Lesotho". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 3 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
2. 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.

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Lesotho

• Government of Lesotho
• Judgments of the Lesotho High Court
• Lesotho Internet Cafe directory
• Outline of Lesotho at DMOZ
• Lesotho travel guide from Wikivoyage