The Flag of Lesotho

The Coat of arms 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

• 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

Geography 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

• Climate of Lesotho
• Wildlife of Lesotho
  • Fauna of Lesotho
    • Birds of Lesotho
    • Mammals 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

Administrative divisions of Lesotho

Administrative divisions of Lesotho

• Districts of Lesotho

Districts of Lesotho

Districts of Lesotho

Municipalities of Lesotho

• Capital of Lesotho: Maseru
• Cities of Lesotho

Demography of Lesotho

Demographics of Lesotho

Government and politics of Lesotho

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

Government of Lesotho

Executive branch of the government of Lesotho

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

Legislative branch of the government of Lesotho

• Parliament of Lesotho (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of Lesotho
  • Lower house: National Assembly (Lesotho)

Judicial branch of the government of Lesotho

Court system of Lesotho

Foreign relations 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]

Law and order in Lesotho

Law of Lesotho

• Law Enforcement in Lesotho
• Constitution of Lesotho
• Human rights in Lesotho
  • LGBT rights in Lesotho

Military of Lesotho

Military of Lesotho

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
• Forces
  • Army of Lesotho
  • Navy of Lesotho: None

Local government in Lesotho

Local government in Lesotho

History of Lesotho

History of Lesotho

• Current events of Lesotho

Culture of Lesotho

Culture of Lesotho

• Cuisine of Lesotho
• Languages of Lesotho
• National symbols of Lesotho
  • Coat of arms of Lesotho
  • Flag of Lesotho
  • National anthem 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

• Literature of Lesotho
• Music of Lesotho

Sports in Lesotho

Sports in Lesotho

• Football in Lesotho
• Lesotho at the Olympics
• Cycling In Lesotho

Economy and infrastructure of Lesotho

Economy of Lesotho

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 159th (one hundred and fifty ninth)
• Communications in Lesotho
  • Internet in Lesotho
• Companies of Lesotho
• Currency of Lesotho: Loti
  • ISO 4217: LSL
• Health care in Lesotho
• Mining in Lesotho
• Tourism in Lesotho
• Transport in Lesotho
• Transportation in Lesotho
  • Airports in Lesotho
  • Rail transport in Lesotho

Education in Lesotho

Education in Lesotho