Outline of Lesotho
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Lesotho:
Lesotho - sovereign country located in Southern Africa. 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:
- Common English country name: Lesotho
- Official English country name: The Kingdom of Lesotho
- Common endonym:
- Official endonym:
- Adjectival: Basotho
- Demonym:
- ISO country codes: LS, LSO, 426
- ISO region codes: See
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ls
Geography of Lesotho
- Lesotho is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- * Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- * Africa
- ** Southern Africa
- *** Surrounded by South Africa
- * Time zone: South African Standard Time
- * Extreme points of Lesotho
- ** High: Thabana Ntlenyana
- ** Low: Confluence of Orange River and Makhaleng River
- * Land boundaries: 909 km
- * Coastline: none
- Population of Lesotho: 2,008,000 - 144th most populous country
- Area of Lesotho: 30,355 km2
- :commons:Atlas of Lesotho|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
- Rivers of Lesotho
- World Heritage Sites in Lesotho: None
Regions of Lesotho
Ecoregions of Lesotho
List of ecoregions in LesothoAdministrative 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
- 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,
Legislative branch of the government of Lesotho
- Parliament of Lesotho
- * Upper house: Senate of Lesotho
- * Lower house: National Assembly
Judicial branch of the government of Lesotho
Foreign relations of Lesotho
The Kingdom of Lesotho is a member of:- African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States
- African Development Bank Group
- African Union
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- Group of 77
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Criminal Court
- International Criminal Police Organization
- International Development Association
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Finance Corporation
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Labour Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- International Olympic Committee
- International Organization for Standardization
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- International Telecommunication Union
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Nonaligned Movement
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Southern African Customs Union
- Southern African Development Community
- United Nations
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- Universal Postal Union
- World Customs Organization
- World Federation of Trade Unions
- World Health Organization
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Tourism Organization
- World Trade Organization
Law and order in Lesotho
- Constitution of Lesotho
- Human rights in Lesotho
- * LGBT rights in Lesotho
Military of Lesotho
- Command
- * Commander-in-chief:
- Forces
- * Army of Lesotho
- * Navy of Lesotho: None
Local government in Lesotho
History of Lesotho
- Current events 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
- Football in Lesotho
- Lesotho at the Olympics
- Cycling In Lesotho
Economy and infrastructure of Lesotho
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP : 159th
- 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